Kivesjärvi

Kivesjärvi is a medium-sized lake in , . The name Kivesjärvi literally means "testicle lake". Some say that the name derive from old giant-related folklore around the region, some say that the name originally related to the ancient word for gillnet weight, "kives", and only later became associated with the modern meaning of the word.
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  • Lake
  • …has a surface elevation of 135 metres (443 feet)
  • Description: lake in Paltamo, Finland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kivesjärvi railway station.
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is situated 3½ km northeast of Kivesjärvi.

Kivesjärvi

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Latitude
64.44468° or 64° 26′ 41″ north
Longitude
27.42441° or 27° 25′ 28″ east
Open location code
9GP9CCVF+VQ
Geo­Names ID
652517
Wiki­data ID
Q5392942

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kivesjärvi” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kivesjärvi”
  • Chinese: “基韋斯湖”
  • Chinese: “基韦斯湖”
  • Croatian: “Kivesjärvi”
  • Esperanto: “Kivesjärvi”
  • Finnish: “Kivesjärvi (järvi)”
  • Finnish: “Kivesjärvi”
  • French: “Kivesjärvi”
  • German: “Kivesjärvi”
  • Swedish: “Kivesjärvi”
  • “Kivesjärvi (Paltamo)”

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Highlights include Lammassaari and Niemelänniemi.

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