Kottila [1] [2] ( Katila [3] , Kotila [4] ; Finnish. Kottila from Finnish. Kotti - “dugout boat”, that is where the boats were made) - a former Finnish village in the Priozersk district of the Leningrad Region. On the bank of the river Vuoksa - Virt.
| Cottila | |
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| A country |  Russia |
| History and geography | |
The village, together with the adjacent territory, became part of the USSR under the Moscow Peace Treaty in 1940 .
It was known in the Middle Ages. Residents since ancient times engaged in fishing and animal husbandry. In 1323, after the signing of the Orekhovsky peace treaty on Vuoksa, the border between Russia and Sweden was in this place. And now, on the opposite coast of Cape Noisniemi, granites are preserved, according to legend - ancient border signs.
A well-preserved Finnish road from the village of Losevo (until 1948 Kiviniemi) leads to Kottila. Not reaching a few kilometers to Cottila along the road is a forest spring.
There are excellent pine forests around Cottila, now cutting down in many places. On the site of the old village now - recreation. From Kottila along the Vuoksi coast, there used to be a road to the next Finnish village - Ryaiharanta, now almost completely overgrown with grass and impassable.