Leivonmäki
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Leivonmäki is a former municipality of Finland. It became a part of Joutsa in 2008. It is known for its marshy grounds and its national park. First inhabitants are mentioned in 1564. It has been a municipality since 1870.
It is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-east from Jyväskylä in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,162 (2003) and covers an area of 409.97 km² of which 29.17 km² is water. The population density is 2.8 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Villages[]
Etu-Ikola, Havumäki, Kivisuo, Lapinkylä, Leivonmäki, Martinkylä, Rutalahti, Savenaho, Selänpohja, Taka-Ikola
Twinnings[]
Leivonmäki was twinned with Estonian Municipality Haaslava Parish.
External links[]
Media related to Leivonmäki at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Joutsa – Official website
Coordinates: 61°54′55″N 026°07′25″E / 61.91528°N 26.12361°E
- Joutsa
- Populated places disestablished in 2008
- Former municipalities of Finland
- Western Finland Province geography stubs