Luumäki

Luumäki [ lu ː Mäki ] is a municipality in eastern Finland with 5029 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). It is located on Lake Kivijärvi ( to German Steinsee ) in the landscape of South Karelia, 37 kilometers southwest of the town of Lappeenranta. The main town of the municipality is Taavetti, made ​​around 1773, founded by Empress Catherine II Dawydowskaja fortress around.

The state highway 6 of Pernå the North Finnish Kajaani crosses Luumäki. Other attractions in the municipality include the Kotkaniemi House, the former Finnish President Pehr Evind Svinhufvud lived long defenses of Salpalinja line from the Second World War and the church built in 1845 by Carl Ludwig Engel. The lakes in the municipal area have a total area of 110 square kilometers, the total length of its shore is 800 kilometers. Overall, in Luumäki are around 3,000 holiday homes.

Towns

To the municipality includes the villages Anjala, Antikkala, Askola, Ellola, Haimila, Heikkilä, Heimala, Hietamies, Himottula, Hirvikallio, Huomola, Huopainen, Husula, Hyyrylä, Iihola, Inkilä, Junttola, Jurvala, Juurikkala, Kannuskoski, Keskinen, Kiurula, Kiviniemi, Kokkola, Kolppola, Kontula, Koskela, Käkölä, Lakkala, Laukkala, Lensula, Luotola, Marttila, mentula, Metsola, Multiala, Munne, Niemi, Nokkala, Nuppola, Nurmiainen, Okkola, Orkola, Parola, Pitkäpää, Pukkila, Pätärilä, Rantala, Saareks, Saarits, Saksala, Salmi, Sarka Lahti, Sarvilahti, Siiropää, Sirkjärvi, Suoanttila, Suonpohja, Sydänmaanlakka, Tapavainola, Taukaniemi, Toikkala, Vainonen, Venäläinen and Viuhkola.

Sons and daughters

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