Hartola (Finland)
| Hartola Gustav Adolfs | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Hartolan kunta | ||
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| Coordinates: 61°35′N 026°01′E / 61.583°N 26.017°ECoordinates: 61°35′N 026°01′E / 61.583°N 26.017°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Päijänne Tavastia | |
| Sub-region | Heinola sub-region | |
| Charter | 1784 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Raija Peltonen | |
| • Density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Website | www.hartola.fi | |
Hartola (Swedish: Gustav Adolfs) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 3,209 (31 August 2013)[1] and covers an area of 675.38 square kilometres (260.77 sq mi) of which 132.18 km2 (51.03 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 5.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.3 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality is also known as "Gustav Adolfs" in Swedish documents.[3] Hartola is home to the Itä-Hämeen Museo, the regional museum for seven municipalities.
Since 1987, the town has billed itself as a sovereign royal parish based upon a 1784 proclamation by King Gustav III of Sweden creating a new parish on the eastern border of his kingdom in honor of his son, Gustav Adolf.
At every first Saturday in September, there is a fair at Hartola. Happening is biggest in Finland at its genre.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Hartola:
- Centre Party 26.2%
- National Coalition Party 23.0%
- Social Democratic Party 18.5%
- True Finns 17.9%
- Christian Democrats 6.3%
- Left Alliance 5.0%
- Green League 1.6%
Villages
- Hangastaipale
- Koitti
- Kuivajärvi
- Murakka
- Nokka
- Putkijärvi
- Siltasuo
- Vuorenkylä
References
External links
Media related to Hartola at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Hartola – Official website
- Itä-Hämeen Museo
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