Äetsä
Äetsä [ ˈæɛtsæ ] is a former parish in southwestern Finland . The community center is the village of Pehula. Äetsä was founded in 1981 through the merger of the Keikyä and Kiikka municipalities . At the beginning of 2009, the municipality merged with Vammala and Mouhijärvi to form the new town of Sastamala .
politics
coat of arms
Blazon : "Azure, a leather embossed stamps, accompanied by two just such clover leaves."
Town twinning
Äetsä has the following city partnerships :
economy
Favored by its location on the Kokemypenjoki River , the area of today's Äetsä has attracted numerous industrial companies since the end of the 19th century. As the share of those employed in industry is above average, Äetsä describes itself as “one of the most industrialized municipalities in Finland”. Finnish Chemicals Oy , founded there in 1937, is now the second largest sodium chlorate factory in Europe.
Attractions
Sights include the traditional industrial environment and the like. a. the longest wooden suspension bridge in Finland (228 m long).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Website of the planned city of Sastamala: Sastamala syntyy kolmen kimppana , December 27, 2007 (Finnish)
Web links
Coordinates: 61 ° 17 ' N , 22 ° 42' E