Marttila
| Marttila | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Marttilan kunta | ||
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 Location of Marttila in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 60°35′N 022°54′E / 60.583°N 22.900°ECoordinates: 60°35′N 022°54′E / 60.583°N 22.900°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southwest Finland | |
| Sub-region | Loimaa sub-region | |
| Charter | 1409 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Carita Maisila | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 195.98 km2 (75.67 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 195.27 km2 (75.39 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 303rd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,053 | |
| • Rank | 292nd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 10.51/km2 (27.2/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.5% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.6% | |
| • Others | 0.9% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.6% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.2% | |
| • 65 or older | 22.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.25% | |
| Climate | Dfc | |
| Website | www.marttila.fi | |
Marttila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmɑrtːilɑ]), Swedish: S:t Mårtens, i.e. Saint Martin′s) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 2,053 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 195.98 square kilometres (75.67 sq mi) of which 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
During the Swedish domestic war regarding who was to be king, an important battle took place here 29 August 1599. Troops under Axel Kurck, supporting king Sigismund were defeated by troops supported duke Karl, soon to be king Karl IX. Karl more or less already ruled Sweden and what is Finland nowadays and Sigismund were based in Poland. There is a memoral, erected 1934, to be seen in Marttila. Martilla is along what at that time was called "Tavastlands Oxväg", in Finnish language now posted as "Hämeen Härkätie" which is "Hämeen Oxroad"
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.
Wikipedia Sweden regarding Karl IX, Swedish Biographical Dictionary regarding Axel Kurck, information from Turku Touring 2001.
External links
Media related to Marttila at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Marttila – Official website (Finnish)
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