Säkkijärvi Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Säkkijärvi is a former Finnish municipality part of which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Kondratjevo in Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The part that remained on the Finnish side of the border was joined in 1946 to the municipalities of Ylämaa and Miehikkälä. Construction began in 1829 to build a new church of stone to replace the existing wooden structure, and was consecrated as Trinity Church in 1833. The church was hit by a Russian aerial bombardment on February 26, 1940 and burned down.

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Alahäme, Alaoutila, Heinlahti, Hujakkala, Huovila, Hyppälä, Hyttilä, Häsälä, Ihaksela, Iivanala, Jokikylä, Kallola, Karvala, Kaukiala, Kirkonkylä, Kolhola, Lahnajärvi, Lahtiala, Laihajärvi, Laisniemi, Lavola, Muhutlahti, Nisalahti, Nurmela, Paakkala, Rakkola, Ristsatama, Salajärvi, Santajoki, Siissala, Sirkjärvi, Suurpäälä, Säämälä, Tapiola, Teikarsaari, Timperilä, Vilajoki, Vilaniemi, Villala, Väkevälä, Ylijärvi, Ylähäme, and Yläoutila.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Ylämaa, Vahviala, Johannes (S:t Johannes), Koivisto (Björkö), Virolahti (Vederlax), Miehikkälä