Kirjasalo

Kirjasalo (Russian: Кирьясало) is an abandoned village in Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It was located between the Volchya and the Smorodinka rivers. Its population was largely composed of Ingrian Finns.

Kirjasalo

Кирьясало
Village
Inhabitants of Kirjasalo, 1920
Kirjasalo
Location of Kirjasalo in Leningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 60°26′23″N 30°05′52″E
CountryRussia
Federal DistrictNorthwestern Federal District
Federal SubjectLeningrad Oblast
DistrictPriozersky District
Population
 • Total0

History

The village was first mentioned on a 17th-century map as Koriasilka.[1]

From 1919 to 1920, Kirjasalo served as the capital of the short-lived Republic of North-Ingria.

In the mid-1930s the population was for the most part repressed or deported to other areas of the Soviet Union.[2] During the Continuation War, the Finnish defensive VT-line passed through Kirjasalo.

Demography

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References
  1. "Исторические карты Всеволожского района | Фрагмент карты Нотебургского лена, начерченной в 1699 году с оригинала первой трети XVII века". vsevinfo.ru. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  2. Musajev, V.I. (2001). Polititšeskaja istorija Ingermanlandii v kontse XIX–XX veke. Kišinjov: Nestor-historia. p. 238. ISBN 9975-9606-4-2.


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