Kyyjärvi

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Kyyjärvi
Municipality
Kyyjärven kunta
Kyyjärvi kommun
Kyyjärvi church.
Kyyjärvi church.
Coat of arms of Kyyjärvi
Coat of arms
Location of Kyyjärvi in Finland
Location of Kyyjärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°03′N 024°33.8′E / 63.050°N 24.5633°E / 63.050; 24.5633Coordinates: 63°03′N 024°33.8′E / 63.050°N 24.5633°E / 63.050; 24.5633
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionSaarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Charter1929
Government
 • Municipal managerEero Ylitalo
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total469.61 km2 (181.32 sq mi)
 • Land448.23 km2 (173.06 sq mi)
 • Water21.39 km2 (8.26 sq mi)
Area rank193rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-03-31)[2]
 • Total1,279
 • Rank287th largest in Finland
 • Density2.85/km2 (7.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish99.5% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others0.4%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1415.4%
 • 15 to 6450.2%
 • 65 or older34.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]22.5%
Websitewww.kyyjarvi.fi

Kyyjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkyːˌjærʋi]; lit. "adder lake") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of 1,279 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 469.61 square kilometres (181.32 sq mi) of which 21.39 km2 (8.26 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.4/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Neighbouring municipalities are Alajärvi, Karstula, Kivijärvi, Perho and Soini. The municipality centre is located on the shores of Lake Kyyjärvi. Little villages , , Kumpula, , , , , , , and Vehkaperä are living mostly from primary production (farming and forestry). Due to its location on the crossroads of two main Finnish roads ( and ) the municipality has also a remarkable number of services and little companies compared to its size.

The world's first district heating grid that uses only EKOenergy labelled renewable energy is located in the town center of Kyyjärvi.[6]

Etymology[]

The origin of the name of Kyyjärvi is unknown but there are few theories of it. The first part of the name, "kyy", is Finnish word for adder (Vipera berus), a venomous snake. Järvi is Finnish word for lake. Adders can be found in Kyyjärvi, as everywhere in Finland. Another theory is that the first citizens moved to the area from the lake Kyyvesi and gave the name Kyyjärvi for their new home area and lake.

Nature[]

There are all together 46 lakes in Kyyjärvi. Biggest lakes in Kyyjärvi are Lake Kyyjärvi, and .[7]

Notable individuals[]

Twin towns[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-10-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Kyyjärvi". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Ystäväkuntalista" (PDF) (in Finnish). Pohjola-Norden. Retrieved 7 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Suomen kuntien ystävyyskunnat Virossa" (in Finnish). Suomen suurlähetystö Virossa. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

External links[]

Media related to Kyyjärvi at Wikimedia Commons


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