Rautjärvi
Rautjärvi | |
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Municipality | |
Rautjärven kunta Rautjärvi kommun | |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 9.1% |
• 15 to 64 | 50.8% |
• 65 or older | 40.1% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.rautjarvi.fi |
Rautjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrɑu̯tˌjærʋi]) is a municipality in the South Karelia region of Finland. The municipality has a population of 3,032 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 401.89 square kilometres (155.17 sq mi) of which 50.25 km2 (19.40 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.4/sq mi). More than half of Rautjärvi's residents live in
The neighboring municipalities of Rautjärvi are
History
Rautjärvi was first mentioned in 1560 as Rauda Järffui as one of the villages of
After the Winter War ended with the signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty on March 12, 1940, almost half of Rautjärvi (198.9 km2) was handed over to the Soviet Union in accordance with the treaty.
The municipality of Simpele was consolidated with Rautjärvi in 1973, becoming its new administrative center.[9]
Rautjärvi's
Villages
The villages of Rautjärvi are inclusive of: Haakanala, Hallilanmäki, Hiivaniemi, Hinkkala, Hynnilä, Ilmee, Jurvala, Kalpiala, Kekäleniemi, Kokkola, Kopsala, Korjola, Korpijärvi, Lankila, Latvajärvi, Miettilä, Niskapietilä, Partila, Pirhola, Purnujärvi, Rautjärvi, Siisiälä, Simpele, Torsansalo, Uimola, Untamo, Viimola, Vähikkälä
Noteworthy attractions
- Hiitolanjoki, a river that descends from Lake Ladoga
- Haukkavuori, the highest place in South Karelia
- Iivanansaari, an island which also serves as the burial place of Jussi Reinikainen
- Pirunkirkko, several rock and stone formations
- Laiko
- Miettilä Historical Reserve Garrison, historic barracks which were constructed in the years of 1881–1883.
- Rautjärvi local history exhibition
- Kollaa Museum, a museum which documents the Battle of Kollaa
- Niskapietiläntie, a road connecting the villages of Rautjärvi and Miettilä
- Rautjärvi church, completed in the year of 1881
- Simpele church, completed in the year of 1933
Notable individuals
- Hannes Pulkkinen, elementary school teacher and a Member of the Parliament of Finland
- Jesse Joronen, professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Brescia.
- Johannes Häyhä, teacher and writer
- Jorma Kosunen, Finnish Border Guard colonel and former Frontier school (later the Border and Coast Guard Academy) leader
- Jouni Vento, ice hockey player
- Karl Henrik Jakob Ignatius, priest and writer
- Lauri Vilkko, Olympic pentathlete
- Lea Piltti, opera singer
- Martti Siisiäinen, professor and researcher
- Matti Mononen, pole vaulter
- Olli Pajari, Member of the Parliament
- Simo Häyhä, notable hero of the Winter War of World War II.
- Yrjö Roiha, missionary
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Rautjärvi-info" (in Finnish). Rautjärven kunta. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ Turunen, Petri (July 19, 2017). "Simo Häyhä sai oman museon – mitä sopivimpaan paikkaan". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 374. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Yleistietoa kunnasta - Rautjärvi". rautjarvi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Rautjärven kirkko palaa – roihu syttyi jumalanpalveluksen aikana". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ Forsberg, Tiina; Rimpiläinen, Tuomas; Näveri, Anna (25 December 2022). "Poliisi epäilee, että Rautjärven historiallinen puukirkko sytytettiin tahallaan kesken jumalanpalveluksen – pappi näki saarnastuolista savua, kun hälytys laukesi". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 December 2022.
External links
Media related to Rautjärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Rautjärvi – Official website (in Finnish)