Artjärvi

Artjärvi
Artsjö
Former municipality
Artjärven kunta
Artsjö kommun
Coat of arms of Artjärvi
Coat of arms
Location of Artjärvi in Finland
Location of Artjärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 60°44.8′N 026°03.2′E / 60.7467°N 26.0533°E / 60.7467; 26.0533
CountryFinland
RegionPäijänne Tavastia
Sub-regionLahti sub-region
Charter1865
Consolidated2011
Government
 • Municipal managerKimmo Kuparinen
Area
[1]
 • Total
197.33 km2 (76.19 sq mi)
 • Land177.01 km2 (68.34 sq mi)
 • Water20.32 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2010-10-31)[2]
 • Total
1,412
 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish97.8% (official)
 • Swedish0.8%
 • Others1.4%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1414.1%
 • 15 to 6459.7%
 • 65 or older26.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.artjarvi.fi

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]

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.

History

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.

References

  1. ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2010" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 October 2010". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  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.[permanent dead link‍]
  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.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "1.1.2011 yhdistyvien kuntien uudet nimet". Kunnat.net (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  6. ^ "Artjärvi ja Orimattila yhteen 2011". Yle (in Finnish). 22 March 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  7. ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 27. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

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Ursa's Tähtikallio observatory in Artjärvi



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