Hartola (Finland)

For other places with the same name, see Hartola.
Hartola
Gustav Adolfs
Municipality
Hartolan kunta

Coat of arms

Location of Hartola in Finland
Coordinates: 61°35′N 026°01′E / 61.583°N 26.017°E / 61.583; 26.017Coordinates: 61°35′N 026°01′E / 61.583°N 26.017°E / 61.583; 26.017
Country Finland
Region Päijänne Tavastia
Sub-region Heinola sub-region
Charter 1784
Government
 • Municipal manager Raija Peltonen
 • Density 0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.hartola.fi

Hartola (Swedish: Gustav Adolfs) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 3,053 (30 June 2015)[1] and covers an area of 675.38 square kilometres (260.77 sq mi) of which 132.18 km2 (51.03 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 5.62 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.6/sq mi). Neighouring municipalities: Heinola, Joutsa, Luhanka, Pertunmaa and Sysmä.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality is also known as "Gustav Adolfs" in Swedish documents.[3] Hartola is home to the Itä-Hämeen Museo, the regional museum for seven municipalities.

Since 1987, the town has billed itself as a sovereign royal parish based upon a 1784 proclamation by King Gustav III of Sweden creating a new parish on the eastern border of his kingdom in honor of his son, Gustav Adolf.

At every first Saturday in September, there is a fair at Hartola. Happening is biggest in Finland at its genre.[4]

Municipality is also known about writer Maila Talvio's place of birth.


Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Hartola:

Villages

All schools those located in villages have been closed. School system in Hartola is about 140 years old. [6]

References

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  3. ↑ Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Svenska ortnamn i Finland
  4. ↑ Infopage
  5. ↑ http://www.vuorenkyla.fi/ Vuorenkylä cite, finnish, village was notable in 2007 village of the year
  6. ↑ http://www.koittiry.net/riihiniemen-koulun-100-vuotisjuhla History of Riihiniemi school, finnish, citation 2012

External links

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