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Former municipality in Päijänne Tavastia, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Artjärvi (Finnish: [ˈɑrtˌjærʋi]; Swedish: Artsjö) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the town of Orimattila on January 1, 2011.[5][6]
Artjärvi
Artsjö | |
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Former municipality | |
Artjärven kunta Artsjö kommun | |
![]() Location of Artjärvi in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°44.8′N 026°03.2′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Päijänne Tavastia |
Sub-region | Lahti sub-region |
Charter | 1865 |
Consolidated | 2011 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Kimmo Kuparinen |
Area | |
• Total | 197.33 km2 (76.19 sq mi) |
• Land | 177.01 km2 (68.34 sq mi) |
• Water | 20.32 km2 (7.85 sq mi) |
Population (2010-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,412 |
• Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 97.8% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.8% |
• Others | 1.4% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 14.1% |
• 15 to 64 | 59.7% |
• 65 or older | 26.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www.artjarvi.fi |
The municipality was located in the Päijänne Tavastia region. It had a population of 1,412 (31 October 2010)[2] and covered a land area of 177.01 square kilometres (68.34 sq mi).[1] The population density was 7.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.7/sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
The name Artjärvi originally only referred to a nearby lake. In the 15th century, Artjärvi was the center of a taxation division, when it was also known as Sääksjärvi. Artjärvi, at the time a part of the Lapinjärvi parish, became the center of a chapel community in 1636. It became independent in 1865.[7]
Artjärvi was consolidated with Orimattila in 2011.
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