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Vuosalmi
Vuosalmi (now Druzhnoye ) is a former village of Finland on the Karelian Isthmus, now in Russia. It is located on the northern shore of the Vuoksi River and served as the location of the Battle of Vuosalmi in 1944. Vuosalmi was a village in the municipality of Äyräpää on the Karelian Isthmus in the Viipuri Province, located in the territory ceded to the Soviet Union. Today, the village is uninhabited and its area belongs to the Priozersky District of the Leningrad Oblast in Russia. By area, Vuosalmi was the largest village in the municipality of Äyräpää and comprised the northeastern part of the municipality, which was separated from the rest of Äyräpää by the Vuoksi. Vuosalmi bordered the municipality of Vuoksenranta to the north, the municipality of Vuoksela to the east, Äyräpää's church village Pölläkkälä to the south, and the village of Paakkola to the west. The area of this extensive village was 57.3 km² and it was 15 kilometers in length. In 1939, the village had approximately 1,000 inhabitants. In addition to the main village center, which was located along the Vuoksi River opposite the Äyräpää church village, the village included Kalliola along the highway leading towards Antrea, Salonkylä in the absolute northern part of the village behind the community forest, and Ventelä at the crossroads of the highway leading to Vuoksela.
Article summary
Vuosalmi (now Druzhnoye ) is a former village of Finland on the Karelian Isthmus, now in Russia. It is located on the northern shore of the Vuoksi River and served as the location of the Battle of Vuosalmi in 1944. Vuosalmi was a village in the municipality of Äyräpää on the Karelian Isthmus in the Viipuri Province, located in the territory ceded to the Soviet Union. Today, the village is uninhabited and its area belongs to the Priozersky District of the Leningrad Oblast in Russia. By area, Vuosalmi was the largest village in the municipality of Äyräpää and comprised the northeastern part of the municipality, which was separated from the rest of Äyräpää by the Vuoksi. Vuosalmi bordered the municipality of Vuoksenranta to the north, the municipality of Vuoksela to the east, Äyräpää's church village Pölläkkälä to the south, and the village of Paakkola to the west. The area of this extensive village was 57.3 km² and it was 15 kilometers in length. In 1939, the village had approximately 1,000 inhabitants. In addition to the main village center, which was located along the Vuoksi River opposite the Äyräpää church village, the village included Kalliola along the highway leading towards Antrea, Salonkylä in the absolute northern part of the village behind the community forest, and Ventelä at the crossroads of the highway leading to Vuoksela.
Key claims
- area: 57.3 km² — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
- population: 1,000 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the area is "57.3 km²". What evidence would count against this claim?
- The record states that the population is "1,000 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376980186
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