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See also:VIBORG (Finnish Viipuri) , See also:capital of a See also:province of the same name in See also:Finland, is situated at the See also:head of the See also:Bay of Viborg in the Gulf of Finland, at the mouth of the Saima See also:Canal and on the railway which connects St See also:Petersburg with See also:Helsingfors. See also:Population of the See also:town (1904) 34,672, of the province 458,269. The Saima Canal (37 M. See also:long), a See also:fine See also:engineering See also:work, connects with the See also:sea See also:Lake Saima—the See also:principal lake of Finland, 249 ft. above sea-level—and a See also:series of others, including Puruvesi, Orivesi, HSytianen and Kallavesi, all of which are navigated by steamers, as far See also:north as Iisalmi in 63° 30' N. See also:lat. Viborg is thus the seaport of Karelia and eastern Savolaks, with the towns of Vilmanstrand (2393 inhabitants in 1904), St See also:Michel (3933), Myslott (2687), See also:Kuopio (13,519) and Iisalmi, with their numerous saw-See also:mills and See also:iron-See also:works. Viborg stands most picturesquely on the glaciated and See also:dome-shaped See also:granite hills surrounding the bay, which is protected at its entrance by the See also:naval station of Bjorko and at its head by several forts. The See also:castle of Viborg, built in 1293 by See also:Marshal Torkel Knutson, was the first centre for the spread of See also:Christianity in Karelia, and for establishing the See also:power of See also:Sweden; it is now used as a See also:prison. Its lofty and elegant See also:tower has fallen into decay. The See also:court-See also:house (1839), the town-house, the gymnasium (1641; with an excellent library), and the museum are among the principal buildings of the See also:city. There are also a See also:lyceum and two higher See also:schools for girls, a school of See also:navigation and several See also:primary schools, both public and private, a See also:literary and an agricultural society, and several benevolent institutions. There are foundries, See also:machine works and saw-mills, and a considerable export of See also:timber and See also:wood products. The See also:coasting See also:trade is also considerable. The environs are most picturesque and are visited by many tourists in the summer. The See also:park of Monrepos (Old Viborg), in a bay dotted with dome-shaped islands, is specially attractive. The scenery of the Saima Canal and of the Finnish lakes with the See also:grand as of Pungaharju; the Imatra rapids, by which the Vuoksen discharges the See also:water of Lake Saima into Lake See also:Ladoga, with the castle of Kexholm at its mouth; Serdobol and Valamo monastery on Lake Ladoga—all visited from Viborg—attract many tourists from St Petersburg as well as from other parts of Finland. Additional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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