{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Taavetti | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = Taavetin rautatieasema.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Taavetti railway station | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Finland South Karelia#Finland | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Finland | coordinates = {{coord|60|55|12|N|27|34|12|E|display=title|region:FI_type:city}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Finland | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = South Karelia | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Luumäki | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> <!-- ALL fields with measurements have automatic unit conversion --> <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | area_footnotes = | area_urban_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> | area_rural_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> | area_metro_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> | area_magnitude = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> | area_note = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title = <!-- square kilometers --> | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_rural_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank2_km2 = <!-- hectares --> | area_total_ha = | area_land_ha = | area_water_ha = | area_urban_ha = | area_rural_ha = | area_metro_ha = | area_blank1_ha = | area_blank2_ha = <!-- dunams used in Middle East articles only --> | dunam_link = <!-- which dunam to link --> | area_total_dunam = | area_land_dunam = | area_water_dunam = | area_urban_dunam = | area_rural_dunam = | area_metro_dunam = | area_blank1_dunam = | area_blank2_dunam = | area_urban_km2 = | length_km = | width_km = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 2,084<ref name="population">{{cite web|url=https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin_Passiivi/StatFin_Passiivi__vrm__vaerak/statfinpas_vaerak_pxt_11s7_2018.px/table/tableViewLayout1/|title=Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan 31.12.2018|publisher=Statistics Finland|accessdate=February 17, 2022|language=fi}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | population_as_of = 2018-12-31 | population_density_km2 = | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = EET | utc_offset1 = +2 | timezone1_DST = EEST | utc_offset1_DST = +3 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = 54500 | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | footnotes = }} '''Taavetti''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈtɑːʋetːi}}; Swedish: ''Taavetti'', also ''Davidstad'') is a village and administrative center of the Luumäki municipality in South Karelia, Finland. It has a population of 2,084.<ref name="population"/> It is located along Highway 6 between Lappeenranta and Kouvola, and its center also runs on Highway 26 towards Hamina. The distance from Taavetti to the nearest city, Lappeenranta, is about {{convert|40|km}}.
Taavetti has evolved around the Taavetti Fortress (''Taavetin linnoitus''). The fortress is part of a chain of fortresses built in the late 18th century to protect St. Petersburg. The village of Marttila at the crossroads of the main roads was once chosen as the location for the fortress, as Taavetti still is.<ref>[http://www.rky.fi/read/asp/r_kohde_det.aspx?KOHDE_ID=1178 Taavetin linnoitus] - Finnish Heritage Agency (in Finnish)</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.imatralainen.fi/artikkeli/229534-joutseno-saa-pitaa-asemansa-myos-jatkossa-vain-pendolinot-suihkivat-ohi Joutseno saa pitää asemansa myös jatkossa – vain pendolinot suihkivat ohi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313042930/http://www.imatralainen.fi/artikkeli/229534-joutseno-saa-pitaa-asemansa-myos-jatkossa-vain-pendolinot-suihkivat-ohi |date=2017-03-13 }} - ''Imatralainen'' (in Finnish)</ref>
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== External links == {{wikivoyage-inline|Taavetti}} * [https://www.fonecta.fi/kartat/taavetti,%20luum%C3%A4ki?lon=27.56982&lat=60.92256&z=13 Taavetti] at Fonecta
Category:Luumäki Category:Villages in South Karelia
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