Lappee

Lappee
Former municipality
Lappeen kunta
Lappvesi kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Lappee in Finland
Coordinates: 60°51′58″N 28°17′59″E / 60.86611°N 28.29972°E / 60.86611; 28.29972
CountryFinland
ProvinceKymi Province
RegionSouth Karelia
Merged into Lappeenranta1967
SeatVainikkala
Area
 • Land574.3 km2 (221.7 sq mi)
Population
 (1966-12-31)
 • Total
11,906

Lappee is an old parish and a former municipality of Finland in the South Karelia region, originally in Viipuri Province and after the Second World War, Kymi Province. It was consolidated with Lappeenranta in 1967 together with Lauritsala.

Its seat was in Vainikkala near the border with Russia, however the largest settlements were Laihia and Lavola near Lappeenranta and Lauritsala.

The coat of arms depicts Lappee's medieval patron saint, Saint Lawrence (Pyhä Lauri).

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