Pyhäjärvi Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Pyhäjärvi is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Otradnoje in Priozersky District of Leningrad Oblast. Both Lutheran and Orthodox congregations belonged to the respective parishes in Sakkola. Pyhäjärvi became an independent parish in 1632, but in 1710–1735 it belonged to the parish of Käkisalmi. At the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century, the population of the keep changed from Orthodox to Lutheran almost completely. New Lutheran residents moved especially from the parishes of Äyräpää and Jääske. The earlier, Orthodox inhabitants moved almost entirely to Tver Kareliaand to the rest of Russia. However, a few Orthodox families and clans remained in Pyhäjärvi. The original church was destroyed after the end of the winter war, when on March 15, 1940, the last Finns to leave the village set it on fire.

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Alakylä, Enkkua, Haapaniemi, Hassinmäki, Ivaskansaari, Jaama, Kahvenitsa, Kalamaja, Kelja, Kiimajärvi, Kivipaarina, Konnitsa, Korkkala, Kostermaa, Kunnianniemi, Lahnavalkama, Larjava, Lohijoki, Matiskala, Miisua, Montrua, Musakanlahti, Noitermaa, Orola, Pattoinen, Porsaanmäki, Puikkoinen, Pyhäkylä (Kirkonkylä), Pölhölä, Rahkajärvi, Rantakylä, Riiska, Rotjanlahti, Ryhmäkylä, Saapru, Salitsanranta, Sortanlahti, Suhapaarina, Tiitua, Tolsterniemi, Valkeamäki or Touvila (Taubila), Vernitsa, and Yläjärvi.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Käkisalmi, Sakkola, Räisälä