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!!!Kotka

[{Image src='Stromschnellen Langinkoski bei Kotka.jpg' caption='Rapids near Kotka, 2006\\© Elisabeth Ertl' alt='Rapids near Kotka' width='900' height='673' class='image_left'}]\\

North of the city centre of Kotka [{GoogleMap location='Langinkosken keisarillinen kalastusmaja, Keisarinmajantie, Kotka, Finnland' zoom='15'}] the river Kymijoki forms rapids. In the 19th century tsar Alexander III. owned a fishing hut in Langinkoski and spent several holidays in it. Furthermore the river and especially the site of the rapids are renowned for its salmon.    

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