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'''Kvevlax''' ([[Finnish language|Finnish]]: ''Koivulahti''), is a [[church village]] in the municipality of [[Korsholm]], [[Finland]]. It is located approximately 15 km north of the city of [[Vaasa]]. Kvevlax became an independent [[parish]] in [[1857]]. Up until [[January 1]] [[1973]] it was an independent municipality. Kvevlax has har a lower grade [[primary education]] school, a kindergarten, a running track and an ice rink. There are two local grocery shops, a library and a bank. |
'''Kvevlax''' ([[Finnish language|Finnish]]: ''Koivulahti''), is a [[church village]] in the municipality of [[Korsholm]], [[Finland]]. It is located approximately 15 km north of the city of [[Vaasa]]. Kvevlax became an independent [[parish]] in [[1857]]. Up until [[January 1]] [[1973]] it was an independent municipality. Kvevlax has har a lower grade [[primary education]] school, a kindergarten, a running track and an ice rink. There are two local grocery shops, a library and a bank. |
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[[Image:Koivulahti.vaakuna.svg|thumb|left|105px|Coat of arms of Kvevlax]] |
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==The Flight 311 air crash== |
==The Flight 311 air crash== |
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On [[January 3]], [[1961]], a DC-3, the [[Aero Oy]] Flight 311, crashed in Kvevlax, with a loss of all 25 on board. The cause of the DC-3 was being flown by alcohol-intoxicated and sleep-deprived pilots. The accident remains the worst in Finnish aviation history.[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19610103-0] |
On [[January 3]], [[1961]], a DC-3, the [[Aero Oy]] Flight 311, crashed in Kvevlax, with a loss of all 25 on board. The cause of the DC-3 was being flown by alcohol-intoxicated and sleep-deprived pilots. The accident remains the worst in Finnish aviation history.[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19610103-0] |
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Revision as of 01:35, 17 August 2008
Kvevlax (Finnish: Koivulahti), is a church village in the municipality of Korsholm, Finland. It is located approximately 15 km north of the city of Vaasa. Kvevlax became an independent parish in 1857. Up until January 1 1973 it was an independent municipality. Kvevlax has har a lower grade primary education school, a kindergarten, a running track and an ice rink. There are two local grocery shops, a library and a bank.
The Flight 311 air crash
On January 3, 1961, a DC-3, the Aero Oy Flight 311, crashed in Kvevlax, with a loss of all 25 on board. The cause of the DC-3 was being flown by alcohol-intoxicated and sleep-deprived pilots. The accident remains the worst in Finnish aviation history.[1]
Worth seeing
- The Kvevlax Church, built in 1692. The church has a pulpit from 1696, while the organ is much younger, being purchased in 1975.
- The Kvevlax UF house was opened in 1949, but the youth organization was formed already in 1895. the previous UF-house burned down in the winter of 1940.
- The memorial of the air crash.
Externa länkar
- www.kvevlax.com a web site about Kvevlax with pictures and a map.