Ristiina
Ristiina | |
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Former municipality | |
| Ristiinan kunta Kristina kommun | |
 Ristiina Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ristiina in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°30.5′N 027°15.5′E / 61.5083°N 27.2583°ECoordinates: 61°30.5′N 027°15.5′E / 61.5083°N 27.2583°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Southern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Mikkeli sub-region |
| Charter | 1649 |
| Part of Mikkeli city | 2013-01-01 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Virpi Siekkinen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 742.02 km2 (286.50 sq mi) |
| • Land | 566.15 km2 (218.59 sq mi) |
| • Water | 175.87 km2 (67.90 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,856 |
| • Density | 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.ristiina.fi |
Ristiina (Finnish: [ˈristiːnɑ]; in Swedish also known as Kristina) was a municipality of Finland. It was founded in 1649 and it was named after , the wife of Governor General and Count Per Brahe. From the beginning of the year 2013 is a part of Mikkeli city.
Ristiina is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 4,856 (31 December 2012)[2] and covers an area of 742.02 square kilometres (286.50 sq mi) of which 175.87 km2 (67.90 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.5772/km2 (22.2149/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 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.[permanent dead link]
External links[]
Media related to Ristiina at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Ristiina – Official website (in Finnish)
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