- Hattuvaara
Hattuvaara is a village in
Ilomantsi municipality in the province ofEastern Finland , about 40 km north-east from the municipality centre and near the border withRussia .It is the most eastern village in Finland and in the continental part of
European Union (in the EU, onlyCyprus is located further to the east). The easternmost point of Finland and of the continental European Union is located on an island in the lakeVirmajärvi 19 km east from Hattuvaara.The village exists since 17th century and has the oldest Orthodox
chapel ("tsasouna") in the Western Europe, built at the end of the 18th century and dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul.During the
Continuation War , a part of theBattle of Ilomantsi was fought near Hattuvaara onJuly 27 ,1944 . There are several monuments erected around the village to commemorate these events.External links
* [http://www.taistelijantalo.fi/kyla-engl.htm The most eastern village in Finland] (in English)
* [http://www.kiinet.com/hattuvaara/kyla.htm Suomen itäisin kylä] (in Finnish)
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