Hollola
| Hollola | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Hollolan kunta | ||
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The medieval church of Hollola | ||
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 Location of Hollola in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 60°59.2′N 025°31′E / 60.9867°N 25.517°ECoordinates: 60°59.2′N 025°31′E / 60.9867°N 25.517°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Päijänne Tavastia | |
| Sub-region | Lahti sub-region | |
| Charter | 1865 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Päivi Rahkonen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 531.84 km2 (205.34 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 463.18 km2 (178.83 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 68.66 km2 (26.51 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 219th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 21,901 | |
| • Rank | 49th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 47.28/km2 (122.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.2% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.3% | |
| • Others | 1.5% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 20.3% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 65% | |
| • 65 or older | 14.7% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.hollola.fi | |
Hollola is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 21,901 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 531.84 square kilometres (205.34 sq mi) of which 68.66 km2 (26.51 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 47.28 inhabitants per square kilometre (122.5/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Hollola has the tallest structure in Finland, the Tiirismaa TV-Tower.
A popular resort in Hollola is Messilä. There you can do cross-country-skiing, downhill skiing, tramping and play golf. There is a hotel and a camping site in Messilä. Messilä is located by Vesijärvi.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Hollola is twinned with:
Culture
So called Hollolan näkkileipä.
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "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.
External links
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Media related to Hollola at Wikimedia Commons - Municipality of Hollola – Official website
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