Ristiina
| Ristiina | ||
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| Former municipality | ||
| Ristiinan kunta | ||
Ristiina Church
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 Location of Ristiina in Finland |
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| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Mikkeli sub-region | |
| Charter | 1649 | |
| Part of Mikkeli city | 2013-01-01 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Virpi Siekkinen | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 742.02 km2 (286.50 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 566.15 km2 (218.59 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 175.87 km2 (67.90 sq mi) | |
| Population (31 December 2012)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,856 | |
| • Density | 8.58/km2 (22.2/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Website | www.ristiina.fi | |
Ristiina was a municipality of Finland. It was founded in 1649 and it was named after Kristina Stenbock, the wife of Governor General and Count Per Brahe. From the beginning of the year 2013 is a part of Mikkeli city.
Ristiina is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 4,856 (31 December 2012)[2] and covers an area of 742.02 square kilometres (286.50 sq mi) of which 175.87 km2 (67.90 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.5772/km2 (22.2149/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.[3] The municipality has previously also been known as "Kristina" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Ristiina" also in Swedish.[4]
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Ristiina – Official website (Finnish)
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