Taavetti

Taavetti (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtɑːʋetːi]; Swedish: Taavetti, also Davidstad) is a village and administrative center of the Luumäki municipality in South Karelia, Finland.

The distance from Taavetti to the nearest city, Lappeenranta, is about 40 kilometres (25 mi).

The village of Marttila at the crossroads of the main roads was once chosen as the location for the fortress, as Taavetti still is.

[2] Taavetti also has the Taavetti railway station on the Kouvola-Lappeenranta railway section, but passenger traffic at Taavetti station ended on 2 September 2006 due to low traffic.

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