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Ristiina (Finnish: [ˈristiːnɑ]; in Swedish also known as Kristina) 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 | |
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Former municipality | |
| Ristiinan kunta Kristina kommun | |
 Ristiina Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ristiina in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°30.5′N 027°15.5′E | |
| 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 | |
| • 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 | 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.ristiina.fi |
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]
References
- "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- "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.[permanent dead link]
External links
Media related to Ristiina at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Ristiina – Official website (in Finnish)
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На других языках
- [en] Ristiina
[ru] Ристийна
Ри́стийна (фин. Ristiina, швед. Kristina) — бывший муниципалитет (община) в провинции Южное Саво в Восточной Финляндии. C 2013 года в составе муниципалитета Миккели.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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