Lapvesi

Japanese: Lapvesi
Lapvesi

…Located on the shores of Lake Saimaa and at the intersection of two major roads, the town was a bustling city from the early Middle Ages. It became a city in 1649, changing its name from Lapvesi to its current name. Even today, it is a key transportation hub, with a national highway and railway running between southern Finland and the Russian Republic of Karelia, and the Saimaa Canal passing through it. Vainikkala Station, on the border with Russia, is located about 40 km to the southeast. …

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Japanese:

…サイマー湖畔にあり,2本の主要道路の交差点でもあったため,中世初めから市(いち)が立ってにぎわった。1649年市となり,それまでのラプベシLapvesiから現名に変わった。現在も,南フィンランドとロシア連邦のカレリア共和国を結ぶ国道と鉄道が走り,サイマー運河が通る交通の要衝で,南東約40kmにロシアとの国境の駅バイニッカラがある。…

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