Karstula
| Karstula | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Karstulan kunta | ||
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Karstula Church | ||
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 Location of Karstula in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 62°52.5′N 024°48′E / 62.8750°N 24.800°ECoordinates: 62°52.5′N 024°48′E / 62.8750°N 24.800°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Central Finland | |
| Sub-region | Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region | |
| Charter | 1867 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Jukka Hiltunen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 963.47 km2 (372.00 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 887.25 km2 (342.57 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 76.22 km2 (29.43 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 112th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-11-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,298 | |
| • Rank | 205th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.84/km2 (12.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.5% (official) | |
| • Others | 0.5% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.2% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.7% | |
| • 65 or older | 24.1% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.5% | |
| Website | www.karstula.fi | |
Karstula is a municipality of Finland founded in 1867. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 4,298 (30 November 2014)[2] and covers an area of 963.47 square kilometres (372.00 sq mi) of which 76.22 km2 (29.43 sq mi) is water.[1] There are all together 159 lakes in Karstula. Biggest lakes are Pääjärvi, Enonjärvi and Vahanka.[6] The population density is 4.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.5/sq mi).
Architecture
- A number of historical buildings (from the beginning of the 20th century) has been preserved in the village centre, representing the original countryside buildings of the region.
- There's also a cottage designed by Alvar Aalto, though it is not listed in most Aalto's biographies.
People born in Karstula
- Artturi Koskinen (1904 – 1981), Member of Parliament
- Jarmo Mäkinen (1958 – ), actor
- Harri Koskinen (1970 – ), designer
Culture
- The International Shooting Week
Twin cities
Broby Municipality, Denmark[7]
Ragunda, Sweden[8]
Stjørdal, Norway[9]
Gallery
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Pääjärvi is the largest lake in Karstula.
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Kirkkovuori observation tower.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.11.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Karstula". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ↑ "Kolme vuosikymmentä pohjoismaisia ystäväkuntasuhteita Karstulassa" (PDF) (in Finnish). Karstulan Pohjola-Norden ry. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ↑ "Kolme vuosikymmentä pohjoismaisia ystäväkuntasuhteita Karstulassa" (PDF) (in Finnish). Karstulan Pohjola-Norden ry. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ↑ "Kolme vuosikymmentä pohjoismaisia ystäväkuntasuhteita Karstulassa" (PDF) (in Finnish). Karstulan Pohjola-Norden ry. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
External links
Media related to Karstula at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Karstula – Official website (Finnish)
- Karstula official tourism site
- The International Shooting Week
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