Askola
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| Basic data | |
| State : |
 Finland
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| Landscape : | Uusimaa |
| Administrative community : | Porvoo |
| Geographical location | 60 ° 32 ' N , 25 ° 36' E |
| Surface: | 218.07 km² |
| of which land area: | 212.46 km² |
| of which inland waterways: | 5.61 km² |
| Residents : | 4,958 (Dec 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 23.3 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number : | 018 |
| Language (s) : | Finnish |
| Website : | askola.fi |
Askola [ ˈɑskɔlɑ ] is a municipality with 4958 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018) in southern Finland. It is located on the lower reaches of the Porvoonjoki River in the coastal hinterland immediately north of the port city of Porvoo . In contrast to Porvoo, Askola is monolingual Finnish .
local community
The largest towns in the municipality, which was founded in 1896, are the namesake Askola and Monninkylä. The municipality also includes the villages of Huuvari, Juornaankylä, Korttia, Nalkkila, Nietoo, Puhar-Onkimaa, Särkijärvi, Tiilää, Vahijärvi and Vakkola.
coat of arms
Description of the coat of arms : In the silver shield is a red, arched, sharpened millstone , which is decorated with three red-leafed roses .
history
Not far from Askola was around 7500 BC. Quartz rock mined in a quarry by the people of the Askola culture .
Attractions
The wooden church , built between 1797 and 1799, is well worth seeing. It contains a richly decorated baroque pulpit , which was brought here from a German church by Finnish mercenaries during the Thirty Years' War.
About seven kilometers north of Askola is Askolan hiidenkirnut , an area with significant glacial potholes .
literature
- Emil Hoffmann: Lexicon of Archeology . S. 137 1999 ISBN 3-406-42125-3
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
- ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
