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Konnevesi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the former province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 2,588 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 680.85 square kilometres (262.88 sq mi) of which 167.95 km2 (64.85 sq mi) is water.[1] Neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Rautalampi, Vesanto and Äänekoski. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Konnevesi | |
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Municipality | |
| Konneveden kunta Konnevesi kommun | |
 The municipal house of Konnevesi | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Konnevesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°37.7′N 026°17′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Äänekoski sub-region |
| Charter | 1922 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kari Levänen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 680.85 km2 (262.88 sq mi) |
| • Land | 513.01 km2 (198.07 sq mi) |
| • Water | 167.95 km2 (64.85 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 171st largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,588 |
| • Rank | 237th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.04/km2 (13.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) |
| • Others | 0.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.1% |
| • 65 or older | 34.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 22% |
| Website | www.konnevesi.fi |
There are all together exactly 100 lakes in Konnevesi. The biggest lakes are Keitele, Lake Konnevesi and Liesvesi.[6] The population density is 5.04 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.1/sq mi).
The logging tongs appearing in Konnevesi's coat of arms refer to local forestry. The coat of arms was designed by Gustaf von Numers, and the Konnevesi municipal council approved it in its meetings on April 23, 1964. The Ministry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on August 21 of the same year.[7][8]
History
Konnevesi was first mentioned in 1554 as Konnevessij äremarch. The name is derived from the lake Konnevesi, which in turn likely got its name from a Sámic word meaning "deer" (reconstructed proto-Sámic *kontē).[9]
Konnevesi became a separate parish from Rautalampi in 1919 and a separate municipality in 1922.
Villages
- Hänniskylä
- Hytölä
- Istunmäki
- Kärkkäiskylä (l. Kirkonkylä)
- Lummukka
- Mäkäräniemi
- Pukara
- Pyhälahti
- Rossinkylä
- Siikakoski
- Sirkkamäki
- Särkisalo
- Lahdenkylä
- Pyydyskylä (l.Välimäki)
- Leskelänkylä
- Jouhtikylä
- Tankolampi
Dialect
The dialect of Konnevesi is a Savonian dialect. The dialect is transitional between the Central Finnish and Northern Savonian subgroups, with the speech of the western villages having more Central Finnish features while the speech in the eastern villages (such as Mäkäräniemi) is closer to the Northern Savonian dialects.[10]
Notable individuals
- Juha Karjalainen, former soccer player
- Miika Lahti, ice hockey player
Gallery
Konnevesi Church
A windmill at Konnevesi Museum
Lake Keitele in Konnevesi
Siikakoski rapid
Neituri canal
See also
- Finnish national road 69
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "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.
- "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.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- "Konnevesi". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 141. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- "Sisäasiainministeriön vahvistamat kaupunkien, kauppaloiden ja kuntien vaakunat 1949-1995 I:10 Konnevesi" (in Finnish). Kansallisarkiston digitaaliarkisto. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 176. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Savolaismurteiden alue". sokl.uef.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
External links
Media related to Konnevesi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Konnevesi – Official website (in Finnish)
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[de] Konnevesi
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