Simpele
Sign in to saveSimpele 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.
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- municipality of Finland
- Country
- Finland
- Located in
- Viipuri Province
- Followed by
- Rautjärvi
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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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Simpele” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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