Beryozovye Islands (Russian: Берёзовые острова, Finnish: Koivisto, Swedish: Björkö; literally: "Birch Island"), alternatively spelled Berezovye Islands, is an island group in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The islands are situated at the head of the Gulf of Finland, just outside the town of Primorsk on the Karelian Isthmus.
There are 15 islands in the group, the largest is Bolshoy Beryozovy (Large Berezovy, Finnish: Koivistonsaari). Other islands include Zapadny Beryozovy (West Beryozovy, Finnish: Tiurinsaari) and Severny Beryozovy (North Beryozovy, Finnish: Piisaari). The total area of the group, stretching along the coast for 200 km, is 92 km2. They are protected by the state as a seabird sanctuary and one of the Ramsar sites in Russia.
Before the third Swedish crusade, the islands paid tax to Novgorod; after the crusade they became Swedish. In 1721 they became part of Russia, and in 1812 they were restored to the Grand Duchy of Finland with the province of Vyborg. In independent Finland they belonged to the parish then called Koivisto (Swedish: Björkö). The main settlement on the islands was then called Saarenpää (Krasnoostrovskiy). After World War II, they were ceded by Finland to the Soviet Union. The whole historical Finnish population was expelled and replaced by a population of Soviet origin from September 1944 onwards. Place names were russified after 1947 concurrently with the rest of the formerly Finnish Karelian Isthmus occupied in 1944.
beryozovye, islands, russian, Берёзовые, острова, finnish, koivisto, swedish, björkö, literally, birch, island, alternatively, spelled, berezovye, islands, island, group, leningrad, oblast, russia, islands, situated, head, gulf, finland, just, outside, town, p. Beryozovye Islands Russian Beryozovye ostrova Finnish Koivisto Swedish Bjorko literally Birch Island alternatively spelled Berezovye Islands is an island group in Leningrad Oblast Russia The islands are situated at the head of the Gulf of Finland just outside the town of Primorsk on the Karelian Isthmus DesignationsRamsar WetlandOfficial nameBerezovye Islands Gulf of Finland Baltic SeaDesignated13 September 1994Reference no 691 1 There are 15 islands in the group the largest is Bolshoy Beryozovy Large Berezovy Finnish Koivistonsaari Other islands include Zapadny Beryozovy West Beryozovy Finnish Tiurinsaari and Severny Beryozovy North Beryozovy Finnish Piisaari The total area of the group stretching along the coast for 200 km is 92 km2 They are protected by the state as a seabird sanctuary and one of the Ramsar sites in Russia Before the third Swedish crusade the islands paid tax to Novgorod after the crusade they became Swedish In 1721 they became part of Russia and in 1812 they were restored to the Grand Duchy of Finland with the province of Vyborg In independent Finland they belonged to the parish then called Koivisto Swedish Bjorko The main settlement on the islands was then called Saarenpaa Krasnoostrovskiy After World War II they were ceded by Finland to the Soviet Union The whole historical Finnish population was expelled and replaced by a population of Soviet origin from September 1944 onwards Place names were russified after 1947 concurrently with the rest of the formerly Finnish Karelian Isthmus occupied in 1944 The islands gave their name to the Treaty of Bjorko 1905 See also editBjorko disambiguation KeskisaariReferences edit Berezovye Islands Gulf of Finland Baltic Sea Ramsar Sites Information Service Retrieved 25 April 2018 60 20 N 28 34 E 60 33 N 28 56 E 60 33 28 56 nbsp This Leningrad Oblast location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beryozovye Islands amp oldid 1218974089, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
