Lumparland

Lumparland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. It is the smallest municipality on mainland Åland.

Lumparland
Municipality
Lumparlands kommun
Coat of arms of Lumparland
Location of Lumparland in Finland
Location of Lumparland in Finland
Lumparland is located in Åland
Lumparland
Lumparland
Location in Åland
Coordinates: 60°07′N 020°15.5′E
Country Finland
RegionÅland
Sub-regionÅland Countryside sub-region
Government
  Municipal managerMattias Jansryd
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total87.04 km2 (33.61 sq mi)
  Land36.26 km2 (14.00 sq mi)
  Water50.8 km2 (19.6 sq mi)
  Rank308th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-10-26)[2]
  Total363
  Rank306th largest in Finland
  Density10.01/km2 (25.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Swedish85.8% (official)
  Finnish6.1%
  Others8.1%
Population by age
  0 to 1414.8%
  15 to 6457.8%
  65 or older27.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.lumparland.ax

The municipality has a population of 363 (26 October 2023)[2] and covers an area of 87.04 square kilometres (33.61 sq mi) of which 50.8 km2 (19.6 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.01 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.9/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Swedish.

The main village is Klemetsby, where there is a bank, a church, a post office and a school. Klemetsby is 25 kilometres (16 mi) away from Mariehamn along the Highway 3. The ferry port of Långnäs is situated in the eastern part of Lumparland.

Lumparland was the last municipality in Finland to establish its own website which happened in 2004.

The municipality has previously also been known as "'Lumparlanti" in some Finnish documents,[5] but is today referred to as "Lumparland" also in Finnish.

Geography

Lumparland borders the eastern edge of a billion-year-old nine-kilometer wide water filled impact crater, Lumparn, which is devoid of islands.

Lumpokasen (60.7 m or 199 ft) is the highest point in the municipality.

Economy

Agriculture and tourism are the most important lines of business in Lumparland.

Sights

The Church of Lumparland, dedicated to St. Andrew, is the oldest surviving wooden church in Åland, dating back to the 1720s. Inside the church, the altar painting is the work of Victor Westerholm. There is also a miniature ship from 1836 inside the church.

Notable people

References

Media related to Lumparland at Wikimedia Commons


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