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Pihtipudas is a municipality of Finland. It is located in northern Central Finland along the highway 4 (E75), about 140 kilometres (90 mi) north of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of 3,875 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 1,247.48 square kilometres (481.65 sq mi) of which 172.71 km2 (66.68 sq mi) is water.[1] There are all together 140 lakes in Pihtipudas. Biggest lakes are Alvajärvi, Muurasjärvi and Saanijärvi.[6] The population density is 3.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.3/sq mi).

Pihtipudas
Municipality
Pihtiputaan kunta
Pihtipudas kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Pihtipudas in Finland
Coordinates: 63°22′N 025°34.5′E
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionSaarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerAri Kinnunen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,247.48 km2 (481.65 sq mi)
 • Land1,074.76 km2 (414.97 sq mi)
 • Water172.71 km2 (66.68 sq mi)
 • Rank72nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,875
 • Rank197th largest in Finland
 • Density3.61/km2 (9.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish99.4% (official)
 • Others0.6%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1414.3%
 • 15 to 6453.1%
 • 65 or older32.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]21%
Websitewww.pihtipudas.fi

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Pihtipudas is known for the annual javelin carnival and Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala, the father of Finnish baseball. Putaanportti area offers plenty of services for travelers. Fish Art is a sales exhibition of taxidermic (mounted fish) – unique in Finland. Close to the service station there are shops – in a way factory outlets – specialized in sweets, leather bags and pottery products. Other tourist services are found in the central village and lakeside areas.


History


Pihtipudas was first mentioned in 1552 as Pictipudhas, when it was a part of the large Rautalampi parish. Along with Kannonkoski, Kivijärvi and Konginkangas, it was transferred to the newly established Viitasaari[7] parish in 1635. Pihtipudas gained a chapel in 1780 and a church in 1833, while in 1863 it became an independent parish.[8]


Attractions


The scenery and history of Pihtipudas are easy to be found hand in hand on the bridge of Heinäjoki. Local museum and the church are next to each other in the center of Pihtipudas. Places worth mentioning are also Niemenharju area with well-known dancing place, an old demarcation Rillankivi and lake Alvajärvi area.


Twin towns





See also



References


  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  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.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. "Pihtipudas". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  7. "Viitasaari - Tietoja Viitasaaresta". viitasaari.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  8. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 335. Retrieved October 2, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Ystäväkuntalista" (PDF) (in Finnish). Pohjola-Norden. Retrieved 7 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
  10. "Vennskapskommune samarbeide i Norden" (in Icelandic). Borgarbyggð Municipality. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.


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[de] Pihtipudas

Pihtipudas [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈpiçtiˌpudɑs] ist eine Gemeinde mit 3931 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2020) in Mittelfinnland. Sie liegt 135 Kilometer nördlich von Jyväskylä am Nordrand der Finnischen Seenplatte.
- [en] Pihtipudas

[ru] Пихтипудас

Пихтипудас (фин. Pihtipudas) — община в провинции Центральная Финляндия, Финляндия. Общая площадь территории — 1247,47 км², из которых 172,71 км² — вода.


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