Gavrilovo Explained

Gavrilovo (Russian: Гаврилово, Finnish: Kämärä) is a rural locality in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia and a station of the Saint Petersburg-Vyborg railroad. It is located 108 kilometres northwest of Saint Petersburg and 22 kilometres from Vyborg.[1]

History

The village was born after 1881 when the railway station was opened. During the Finnish period, it was a part of the municipality of Kuolemajärvi, Viipuri Province.[2]

The village, which was originally named Kämärä, was the site of the Battle of Kämärä, the first battle of the Finnish Civil War on 27 January 1918. Kämärä became a part of the Soviet Union after World War II. It was renamed Gavrilovo in 1948 .[3]

References

  1. Web site: ГАВРИЛОВО. TransLogist. ru. 30 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305121646/http://www.translogist.ru/railway_stations.asp?st_id=228. 5 March 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Kuolemajärven kylät. The Kuolemajärvi Foundation. fi. 30 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Справочник переименований: Выборгский район. Зимняя война. ru. 30 January 2017.

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