Korsnäs
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- This article is on the municipality of Finland. For other uses, see Korsnäs (disambiguation).
| Korsnäs kommun | |||||
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| Founded | 1887 | ||||
| Province | Western Finland | ||||
| Region | Ostrobothnia | ||||
| Sub-region | Vaasa | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
239.59 km² 235.65 km² ranked 319th |
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| Population - Density - Change - Rank |
2,208 (2005) 9.4 inh./km² + 0.4% ranked 336th |
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| Urbanisation | 67.2% | ||||
| Unemployment | 5.0% | ||||
| Official languages | Swedish | ||||
| Municipal manager | Anita Ismark | ||||
| Home page | http://www.korsnas.fi/ | ||||
Korsnäs is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,219 (2003) and covers an area of 234.34 km² of which 4.14 km² is water. The population density is 9.5 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is unilingually Swedish. About 96% of the population has Swedish as their first language.
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[edit] History
Due to the post-glacial rebound, most of the area that today forms the municipality of Korsnäs stood under water until around 1000 A.D. The first settlement in Korsnäs is assumed to stem from the 13th century.[1] Some place names of Finnish origin (such as Molpe (Moikipää) and Taklax (Takalaksi)) indicate a Finnish-speaking presence in the 13th century, although it is disputed if these people (probably from Häme) only used the area for fishing on a seasonly basis[2] or if they established a proper, but sparse, settlement.[3] Swedish-speaking settlers came to the area in the 13th or 14th century.
[edit] Politics
In the 2004 Municipal elections Swedish People's Party got 100% of the votes, even more than some ruling parties in a single party system. [4]
[edit] Name
Korsnäs is the municipality's official name in both Swedish and Finnish. The Finnish names Korsnääsi or Ristitaipale[5] are known to have been used historically in some contexts.
Korsnäs was first mentioned in historical documents is 1442, and some individual villages, like Molpe (then called Moikipä) was first mentioned in 1490, and Harrström (then called Harffuaström) in 1494. Korsnäs became an independent municipality in 1887. Prior to that, the area belonged to Närpes.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Johan Ulfvens: "Korsnäsbor och korsnäsbyar". In: Korsnäs historia. Korsnäs 1981, pp. 9-25, p. 16.
- ^ Olov Ahlbäck: "Österbottnisk medeltid". In: Svenska Österbottens historia I. Vasa 1977, pp. 45-56.
- ^ Lars Huldén: "Vad berättar ortnamnen om den svenska bosättningens uppkomst i Finland?" In: Ann-Marie Ivars and Lena Huldén [eds.]: När kom svenskarna till Finland?. Helsingfors 2002, pp. 63-80, p. 69
- ^ Oikeusministeriö - Kunnallisvaalit 2004: Korsnäs Retrieved 2-8-2007.
- ^ See [1].
- ^ Website "Turism Österbotten" angående Korsnäs historia
[edit] External links
- Official website of Korsnäs municipality
- Finnish encyclopedia from 1925-1928 with "Korsnääsi" as entry
| Municipalities of Ostrobothnia |  |
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| Isokyrö | Jakobstad | Kaskinen | Korsholm | Korsnäs | Kristinestad | Kronoby | Laihia | Larsmo | Malax | Nykarleby | Närpes | Oravais | Pedersöre | Vaasa | Vähäkyrö | Vörå-Maxmo | ||
| Ostrobothnia Region | Western Finland | Finland |
