Tolvajärvi

Lake Tolvayarvi

Lake Tolvayarvi

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Lake Tolvajärvi (Russian: Толваярви; Finnish: Tolvajärvi) is a group of lakes in the Republic of Karelia, in the Ladoga Karelia. It is a part of the Vuoksi drainage basin. The group of lakes have flows through rivers to the Finnish Lake Pielinen.

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History

Before the Winter War, the lake was part of the Korpiselkä municipality.[1] During the war the area was a scene of the battle of Tolvajärvi. The Tolvajärvi area also served as a battlefield during the Continuation War.

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    Korpiselkä 1939 (map)


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