Artjärvi

Artjärvi (Swedish: Artsjö) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the town of Orimattila on January 1, 2011.[5][6]

Artjärvi
Artsjö
Former municipality
Artjärven kunta
Artsjö kommun
Coat of arms of Artjärvi
Coat of arms
Location of Artjärvi in Finland
Location of Artjärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 60°44.8′N 026°03.2′E
CountryFinland
RegionPäijänne Tavastia
Sub-regionLahti sub-region
Charter1865
Consolidated2011
Government
 • Municipal managerKimmo Kuparinen
Area
[1]
 • Total197.33 km2 (76.19 sq mi)
 • Land177.01 km2 (68.34 sq mi)
 • Water20.32 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2010-10-31)[2]
 • Total1,412
 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish97.8% (official)
 • Swedish0.8%
 • Others1.4%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1414.1%
 • 15 to 6459.7%
 • 65 or older26.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.artjarvi.fi

The municipality was located in the Päijänne Tavastia region. It had a population of 1,412 (31 October 2010)[2] and covered a land area of 177.01 square kilometres (68.34 sq mi).[1] The population density was 7.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.7/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

History

The name Artjärvi originally only referred to a nearby lake. In the 15th century, Artjärvi was the center of a taxation division, when it was also known as Sääksjärvi. Artjärvi, at the time a part of the Lapinjärvi parish, became the center of a chapel community in 1636. It became independent in 1865.[7]

Artjärvi was consolidated with Orimattila in 2011.

References
  1. "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2010" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  2. "Population by municipality as of 31 October 2010". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "1.1.2011 yhdistyvien kuntien uudet nimet". Kunnat.net (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  6. "Artjärvi ja Orimattila yhteen 2011". Yle (in Finnish). 22 March 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  7. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 27. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

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Ursa's Tähtikallio observatory in Artjärvi



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