What is Kitee?
[[File:Kitee sijainti Suomi.svg|thumb|Location]] [[File:Kitee Rautatieasema.jpg|thumb|Railway station in Kitee]] [[File:Kitee.vaakuna.svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Kitee''' is a [[city]] in [[North Karelia]], [[Finland]]. As of January 2014 over 11,200 people lived there. Nearby municipalities include [[Parikkala]], [[Rääkkylä]], [[Savonlinna]] and [[Tohmajärvi]]. ==History== Kitee was established 1631 and it came to be a city in 1992. Since 2013, [[Kesälahti]] merged with Kitee. ==Sights== *Aquapark, [[water park]] *Model railway, over 250&nbsp;metres long.<ref>[http://pikarinen.com/mikko/kiteen_pienoisrautatie/ ''Kiteen pienoisrautatiekerho'' Model railway clubs site]</ref> ==Lakes== [[Orivesi]], Karjalan [[Pyhäjärvi]], Kiteenjärvi, Ätäskö, Heinäjärvi, Pieniheinäjärvi, Särkijärvi, Hyypii, Pitkäjärvi, Säynejärvi, Lautakko, Paasselkä (Paasivesi) and Piimäjärvi. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category|Kitee}} * [http://www.Kitee.fi/ Community website] {{NorthKarelia}} [[Category:Cities in Finland]] [[Category:Municipalities of North Karelia]] [[Category:1631 establishments]] [[Category:17th-century establishments in Finland]] [[Category:1630s establishments in Europe]] {{multistub|Europe|geo}}