Rautu Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

Guide to Rautu parish, Finland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Rauto is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Sosnovo, Priozersky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The village was established in 1500. The Battle of Rautu was one of the major battles of the 1918 Finnish Civil War. After the Winter War of 1939-1940 the Finnish population was evacuated.

The municipality was home to two churches, Lutheran and Orthodox, as well as an Orthodox chapel (tsasouna) consecrated to the Prophet Elias. Both churches and the orthodox chapel were destroyed during the Winter War. The Swedish name is Rautus .

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Aliska, Haapakylä, Haukkala, Huttula, Huuhti, Kaskaala, Kelliö, Keripata, Kopola, Korlee, Kuusenkanta, Kärsälä, Leinikylä, Liippua, Luukkolanmäki, Maanselkä, Miettilä, Miitronmäki, Mäkrä, Nuijala, Orjansaari, Palkeala, Pienautio, Pienporkku, Pirholanmäki, Potkela, Raasuli, Rautu, Riikola, Ristautio, Räiskälä, Savikkola, Savola, Sirkiänsaari, Sumpula, Sunikkala, Suurhousu, Suurporkku, Suvenmäki, Terolanmäki, Tokkari, Vakkila, Variksela (Kirkonkylä), Vehmais, and Vepsa.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer.

Surrounding Parishes
Sakkola, Metsäpirtti, Kivennapa, Valkjärvi