Rautjärvi

Rautjärvi
Municipality
Rautjärven kunta

Simpele church in Rautjärvi

Coat of arms

Location of Rautjärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 61°26′N 029°21′E / 61.433°N 29.350°E / 61.433; 29.350Coordinates: 61°26′N 029°21′E / 61.433°N 29.350°E / 61.433; 29.350
Country Finland
Region South Karelia
Sub-region Imatra sub-region
Charter 1871
Government
  Municipal manager Harri Anttila
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
  Total 401.89 km2 (155.17 sq mi)
  Land 351.64 km2 (135.77 sq mi)
  Water 50.25 km2 (19.40 sq mi)
Area rank 249th largest in Finland
Population (2015-06-30)[2]
  Total 3,590
  Rank 218th largest in Finland
  Density 10.21/km2 (26.4/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
  Finnish 98.7% (official)
  Others 1.2%
Population by age[4]
  0 to 14 13%
  15 to 64 60.4%
  65 or older 26.6%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19%
Website www.rautjarvi.fi

Rautjärvi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 3,590 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 401.89 square kilometres (155.17 sq mi) of which 50.25 km2 (19.40 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.4/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. It was the birthplace of legendary sniper Simo Häyhä, a hero of the Winter War of World War II.

History

The municipality of Rautjärvi was founded in the year of 1861. A few years prior in 1859, the Rautjärvi parish had founded an independent church.

After the Winter War ended with the signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty on March 12, 1940, almost half of Rautjärvi (198.9 km²) was handed over to the Soviet Union in accordance with the treaty.

Villages

The villages of Rautjärvi are inclusive of: Haakanala, Hallilanmäki, Hiivaniemi, Hinkkala, Hynnilä, Ilmee, Jurvala, Kalpiala, Kekäleniemi, Kokkola, Kopsala, Korjola, Korpijärvi, Lankila, Latvajärvi, Miettilä, Niskapietilä, Partila, Pirhola, Purnujärvi, Rautjärvi, Siisiälä, Torsansalo, Uimola, Untamo, Viimola, Vähikkälä

Noteworthy attractions

Notable individuals

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

External links

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