Ruskeala Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Ruskeala is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Ruskeala, in Kaalamo rural settlement in the Sortavala District, Republic of Karelia, Russia. In 1632 a chapel which was part of Kitee parish was built, and in 1727 an independent Lutheran parish was created. The church was destroyed by fire on March 18, 2013. Prior to 1900 Ruskeala was known as Leppälahti.

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Haapavaara, Höksölä, Issakanvaara, Kaalamo, Kirkkolahti, Kollitsa, Kontiolahti, Kuljakko, Kumuri, Leppäselkä, Matkaselkä, Mähkönvaara, Otrakkala, Pirttipohja, Rajakylä, Ruisselkä (Kirkonkylä), Särkisyrjä, Vahvajärvi, and Uusi-Matkaselkä.

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

Surnames
Leppalahti 1812

Leppalahti 1852 Ruskeala

Surrounding Parishes
Pälkjärvi, Soanlahti, Suistamo, Harlu, Sortavalan maaseurakunta (Sordavala landsförsamling), Sortavalan ortodoksinen seurakunta (Sordavala ortodoxa församling), Uukuniemi, Kitee (Kides)

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