# Taavetti > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Taavetti > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Taavetti.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taavetti > Source revision: 1301424415 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox settlement | name = Taavetti | native_name = | native_name_lang = | 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](/source/Finland) | subdivision_type1 = [Region](/source/Regions_of_Finland) | subdivision_name1 = [South Karelia](/source/South_Karelia) | subdivision_type2 = [Municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Finland) | subdivision_name2 = [Luumäki](/source/Luum%C3%A4ki) | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_urban_footnotes = | area_rural_footnotes = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_magnitude = | area_note = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_rural_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank2_km2 = | area_total_ha = | area_land_ha = | area_water_ha = | area_urban_ha = | area_rural_ha = | area_metro_ha = | area_blank1_ha = | area_blank2_ha = | dunam_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{{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](/source/Statistics_Finland)|accessdate=February 17, 2022|language=fi}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | population_as_of = 2018-12-31 | population_density_km2 = | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = [EET](/source/Eastern_European_Time) | utc_offset1 = +2 | timezone1_DST = [EEST](/source/Eastern_European_Summer_Time) | utc_offset1_DST = +3 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = 54500 | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Taavetti''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈtɑːʋetːi}}; [Swedish](/source/Swedish_language): ''Taavetti'', also ''Davidstad'') is a village and [administrative center](/source/administrative_center) of the [Luumäki](/source/Luum%C3%A4ki) municipality in [South Karelia](/source/South_Karelia), [Finland](/source/Finland). It has a population of 2,084. It is located along [Highway 6](/source/Finnish_national_road_6) between [Lappeenranta](/source/Lappeenranta) and [Kouvola](/source/Kouvola), and its center also runs on [Highway 26](/source/Finnish_national_road_26) towards [Hamina](/source/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](/source/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.[http://www.rky.fi/read/asp/r_kohde_det.aspx?KOHDE_ID=1178 Taavetin linnoitus] - [Finnish Heritage Agency](/source/Finnish_Heritage_Agency) (in Finnish) Taavetti also has the [Taavetti railway station](/source/Taavetti_railway_station) on the Kouvola-Lappeenranta railway section, but passenger traffic at Taavetti station ended on 2 September 2006 due to low traffic.[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) == References == {{Reflist}} == 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 {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Taavetti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taavetti) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taavetti?action=history)). 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