Kärkölä

Kärkölä (Finnish: [ˈkærkølæ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 4,141 (30 September 2023)[2] and covers an area of 259.30 square kilometres (100.12 sq mi) of which 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 16.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (41.8/sq mi). Its seat is in Järvelä, which is located along the Riihimäki–Lahti railway.

Rapeseed field north of Kärkölä's church village.
Kärkölä
Municipality
Kärkölän kunta
Kärkölä kommun
Kärkölä Church
Kärkölä Church
Coat of arms of Kärkölä
Coat of arms
Location of Kärkölä in Finland
Location of Kärkölä in Finland
Coordinates: 60°52′N 025°16.5′E
Country Finland
RegionPäijänne Tavastia
Sub-regionLahti sub-region
Charter1865
SeatJärvelä
Government
 • MayorMarkku Koskinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total259.30 km2 (100.12 sq mi)
 • Land256.47 km2 (99.02 sq mi)
 • Water2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
 • Rank243rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-30)[2]
 • Total4,141
 • Rank188th largest in Finland
 • Density16.15/km2 (41.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish95.7% (official)
 • Swedish0.5%
 • Others3.8%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1413.3%
 • 15 to 6458.5%
 • 65 or older28.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.karkola.fi

Neighbour municipalities: Hausjärvi, Hollola, Hämeenlinna, Mäntsälä and Orimattila. The distance between Kärkölä and Lahti is 29 kilometres (18 mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History

Kärkölä once belonged to the Hollola parish, and in 1711 it became the Hollola chapel parish. The first church was completed in 1754 and the second in 1889.[5] Officially, the municipality of Kärkölä was founded in 1867.[6] In the late 19th century, the eccentric engineer named Carl Constantin Collin, who ruled over large areas of both Hollola and Kärkölä, built large parks and building groups in the Huovila area.[7]

Villages

Hevonoja, Hongisto, Hähkäniemi, Iso-Sattiala, Järvelä, Karvala, Kärkölä (Kirkonkylä), Lappila, Maavehmaa, Marttila, Nummenkulma, Uusikylä, Vähä-Sattiala

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  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. "Kärkölän seurakunnan historia". Kärkölän kappeliseurakunta (in Finnish). Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  6. "Kärkölän historiallisen perustamiskokouksen esityslista Kärkölän Huovilassa Tammikuun 26. päivänä 1867". Kärkölä (in Finnish). Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  7. "Arvoituksellinen insinööri - Huovilan Collin". Kärkölä (in Finnish). Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

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