Korpilahti
Korpilahti | |
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Former municipality | |
Korpilahden kunta | |
Coordinates: 62°01′00″N 025°33′40″E / 62.01667°N 25.56111°E | |
Country | Finland |
Province | Western Finland Province |
Region | Central Finland |
Established | 1861 |
Merged into Jyväskylä | 2009 |
Seat | Korpilahden kirkonkylä |
Area 794.62 | |
• Land | 614.58 km2 (237.29 sq mi) |
• Water | 177.44 km2 (68.51 sq mi) |
Population (2008-12-31) | |
• Total | 5,061 |
• Density | 8.23/km2 (21.3/sq mi) |
Korpilahti is a former municipality of Finland. Together with Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Korpilahti was consolidated with Jyväskylä on January 1, 2009.
It is located in the former
The municipality is unilingually
Korpilahti is relatively well known for its
Geography
Neighboring municipalities
The municipality of Korpilahti bordered Jyväskylän mlk, Muurame, Toivakka, Joutsa, Luhanka, Jämsä, Jämsänkoski and Petäjävesi. It bordered Koskenpää instead of Jämsänkoski until 1969 and Leivonmäki instead of Joutsa until 2008.
Villages
Register villages
Note that some of the actual settlements with these names may be in other municipalities, while some may not be settlement names at all.
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History
Korpilahti was first mentioned in 1596 as Kårpilaxiby,[3] when it was a part of the parish of Jämsä. It became a separate parish in 1861.[2]
The municipality of Muurame was split off from Korpilahti in 1921, while Säynätsalo was split off from Muurame in 1924. The municipality of Korpilahti became a part of Jyväskylä in 2009.[3]
Vaaruvuori
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References
- ^ Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet Archived 2011-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Suomen Sukututkimusseura - Korpilahti". hiski.genealogia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ a b "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 178+278. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
External links
Media related to Korpilahti at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Korpilahti – Official website