Lemland
| Lemland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | ||
| Lemlands kommun | ||
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The medieval parish church in Lemland. | ||
| ||
 Location of Lemland in Finland | ||
  Lemland Location in Åland | ||
| Coordinates: 60°04.2′N 020°05.2′E / 60.0700°N 20.0867°ECoordinates: 60°04.2′N 020°05.2′E / 60.0700°N 20.0867°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Åland | |
| Sub-region | Åland Countryside sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Mikael Smeds | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 965.31 km2 (372.71 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 113.08 km2 (43.66 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 852.23 km2 (329.05 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 111th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 1,966 | |
| • Rank | 299th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 17.39/km2 (45.0/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Swedish | 93.2% (official) | |
| • Finnish | 4.4% | |
| • Others | 2.4% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 21.9% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.3% | |
| • 65 or older | 13.8% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 16.5% | |
| Website | www.lemland.ax | |
Lemland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.
The municipality has a population of 1,966 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 965.31 square kilometres (372.71 sq mi) of which 852.23 km2 (329.05 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 17.39 inhabitants per square kilometre (45.0/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Swedish.
History
The church in Lemland was built in the 13th century and has wall paintings from the 14th century. The church is dedicated to Bridget of Sweden.
During the Finnish War in 1808 the Swedish king Gustav IV Adolf had his headquarters in the Lemland parsonage.[6]
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.
- ↑ Torsten Hellberg (ed): Åland – mer än öar, p.19. Stockholm 2001.
External links
Media related to Lemland at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Lemland – Official website
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