Simpele
former municipality of Finland, now part of Rautjärvi
Simpele is an urban area and a former municipality of Finland in the South Karelia region, originally in the Viipuri Province and after the Second World War, the Kymi Province. It was consolidated with Rautjärvi in 1973, becoming its new administrative center.
Simpele is an industrial area specializing in forestry. Over half of Rautjärvi's population lives in Simpele.
Geography
Simpele is located at the southern end of Simpelejärvi lake and grew around Simpele papermill founded next to the outlet river of the lake. Although Simpele is named after Simpelejärvi, the lake is mostly located within Parikkala.
The municipality bordered Rautjärvi and Parikkala. Before the concessions of the Second World War, it also bordered Hiitola. Like Parikkala, Saari and Uukuniemi, Simpele is traditionally seen as belonging to Ladoga Karelia.
The distance to Imatra is 40 km, while the distance to Lappeenranta and Savonlinna is 80 km.
“Simpele” enters the record as former municipality of Finland, now part of Rautjärvi. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Simpele, former and municipality can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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