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{{Short description|Former municipality of Finland, now part of Korsholm}} |
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[[File:Koivulahti.vaakuna.svg|thumb|right|105px|Coat of arms of Kvevlax]] |
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⚫ | '''Kvevlax''' ({{lang-fi|Koivulahti}}) |
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| name = Kvevlax |
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| official_name = {{lang|sv|Kvevlax kommun}}<br />{{lang|fi|Koivulahden kunta}} |
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| settlement_type = Church village |
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| image_skyline = Koivulahti Church 20190603.jpg |
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| image_caption = Kvevlax Church |
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| pushpin_map = Finland |
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| coordinates = {{Coord|63|09|37|N|21|50|15|E|region:FI_type:city|display=inline,title}} |
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| subdivision_type = Country |
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| subdivision_name = [[Finland]] |
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Finland|Region]] |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Ostrobothnia (region)|Ostrobothnia]] |
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]] |
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| subdivision_name2 = Vaasa |
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| subdivision_type3 = [[Municipalities of Finland|Municipality]] |
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Korsholm]] |
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| established_date = 1857 |
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| timezone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]] |
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⚫ | '''Kvevlax''' ({{lang-fi|Koivulahti}}) is a church village in the municipality of [[Korsholm]], [[Finland]]. It is located approximately {{convert|15|km|mi|0}} north of the city of [[Vaasa]]. Kvevlax became an independent [[parish]] in 1857. Until 1 January 1973 it was an independent [[Municipalities of Finland|municipality]]. Kvevlax has a lower grade [[primary education]] school, a kindergarten, a running track, a football pitch and an ice rink. There are two local grocery shops, a library and a bank. |
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== Flight 311 air crash == |
== Flight 311 air crash == |
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== Landmarks == |
== Landmarks == |
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* The Kvevlax Church, built in 1692. The church has a [[pulpit]] from 1696, while the [[Organ (music)|organ]] is much newer, having been purchased in 1975. |
* The Kvevlax Church, built in 1692. The church has a [[pulpit]] from 1696, while the [[Organ (music)|organ]] is much newer, having been purchased in 1975. |
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* The Kvevlax [[ |
* The Kvevlax [[UF (Finland)|UF]] house{{explanation needed|date=January 2019}} was opened in 1949, although the youth organization was formed back in 1895. The previous UF house burned down in the winter of 1940. |
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* The memorial to the air crash |
* The memorial to the air crash |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://www.kvevlax.com www.kvevlax.com] – a web site about Kvevlax with pictures and a map. |
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* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19610103-0 Aviation Safety Net] |
* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19610103-0 Aviation Safety Net] |
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{{ostrobothnia}} |
{{ostrobothnia}} |
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[[Category:Former municipalities of Finland]] |
[[Category:Former municipalities of Finland]] |
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[[Category:Korsholm]] |
[[Category:Korsholm]] |
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{{Finland-stub}} |
{{Finland-geo-stub}} |
Latest revision as of 17:58, 3 January 2024
Kvevlax | |
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Church village | |
Kvevlax kommun Koivulahden kunta | |
Coordinates: 63°09′37″N 21°50′15″E / 63.16028°N 21.83750°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Vaasa |
Municipality | Korsholm |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Kvevlax (Finnish: Koivulahti) is a church village in the municipality of Korsholm, Finland. It is located approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of the city of Vaasa. Kvevlax became an independent parish in 1857. Until 1 January 1973 it was an independent municipality. Kvevlax has a lower grade primary education school, a kindergarten, a running track, a football pitch and an ice rink. There are two local grocery shops, a library and a bank.
Flight 311 air crash[edit]
On 3 January 1961, a DC-3, the Aero O/Y Flight 311, crashed in Kvevlax, with the loss of all 25 on board. The DC-3 crash was blamed on alcohol-intoxicated and sleep-deprived pilots. The accident remains the worst in Finnish aviation history.
Landmarks[edit]
- The Kvevlax Church, built in 1692. The church has a pulpit from 1696, while the organ is much newer, having been purchased in 1975.
- The Kvevlax UF house[further explanation needed] was opened in 1949, although the youth organization was formed back in 1895. The previous UF house burned down in the winter of 1940.
- The memorial to the air crash
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