Kamenka, Russia

History

From the 1323 Treaty of Nöteborg the area was a part of Sweden, administered first as a part of the Mohla (Muolaa) and since 1445 Nykyrka (Uusikirkko) parish, until the cessation of its parish to Russia in the 1721 Treaty of Nystad alongside the Karelian Isthmus part of the Viborg and Nyslott County. In 1812, the parish was reincorporated to the Grand Duchy of Finland alongside other Old Finland (areas of Finland which Russia had acquired in 1721 and 1743, prior to the transfer of the remaining Finland from Sweden to the Russian Empire as an autonomous realm).

The village was first mentioned in 1348. A church (initially Roman Catholic and since the Swedish Reformation Lutheran) dedicated to Saint Birgitta was built in the village during the Middle Ages. Over time the church began to crumble, and the local peasants would have wanted to build a new church, but the priesthood were reluctant. By 1781 the church was in such a bad shape that it was no longer considered suitable for renovation, and the wooden beams were sold to the peasants. The last (Lutheran) burials were conducted to the adjacent cemetery also in 1781.

An Orthodox church dedicated to Saint Nicholas was built into the village in 1853. It was burnt down during the Winter War. The Orthodox church also had a small cemetery, which is in ruins nowadays.

From the History section of Kamenka, Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.