Kylmäkoski

Kylmäkoski
Former municipality
Kylmäkosken kunta
Kylmäkoski kommun
The Arola Manor
The Arola Manor
Coat of arms of Kylmäkoski
Coat of arms
Location of Kylmäkoski in Finland
Location of Kylmäkoski in Finland
Coordinates: 61°09′N 023°41.5′E / 61.150°N 23.6917°E / 61.150; 23.6917
CountryFinland
RegionPirkanmaa
Sub-regionSouthern Pirkanmaa sub-region
Charter1895
Consolidated2011
Government
 • Municipal managerHeikki Partanen
Area
[1]
 • Total
199.73 km2 (77.12 sq mi)
 • Land190.96 km2 (73.73 sq mi)
 • Water8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2010-10-31)[2]
 • Total
2,610
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98.1% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Others1.6%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1416.7%
 • 15 to 6466.1%
 • 65 or older17.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.kylmakoski.fi

Kylmäkoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkylmæˌkoski]; literally meaning "cold rapids") is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the town of Akaa on 1 January 2011.[5] It was located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality had a population of 2,610 (31 October 2010)[2] and covered a land area of 190.96 square kilometres (73.73 sq mi).[1] At the end of 2011, the urban area of Kylmäkoski had 674 inhabitants.[6] The population density was 13.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (35.4/sq mi). The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

The coat of arms of Kylmäkoski was designed by Kaj Kajander and confirmed in 1965.[7] In the 1980s, oven-baked pikeperch and horseradish sauce were named Kylmäkoski's traditional parish dishes.[8]

The Kylmäkoski Prison (Kylmäkosken vankila) is located in the Tipuri's industrial area.[9]

See also

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. ^ "Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan 31.12.2011" (in Finnish). Tilastokeskus. February 8, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2021.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ Mitä-Missä-Milloin 1980, p. 163. Otava, 1979, Helsinki. (in Finnish)
  8. ^ Jaakko Kolmonen: Kotomaamme ruoka-aitta: Suomen, Karjalan ja Petsamon pitäjäruoat, p. 68. Helsinki: Patakolmonen Ky, 1988. (in Finnish)
  9. ^ "Rikosseuraamuslaitos - Kylmäkosken vankila" (in Finnish). Retrieved September 9, 2021.

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