Iitti
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 Finland
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| Landscape : | Kymenlaakso |
| Administrative community : | Kouvola |
| Geographical location | 60 ° 52 ' N , 26 ° 23' E |
| Surface: | 687.10 km² |
| of which land area: | 589.82 km² |
| of which inland waterways: | 97.28 km² |
| Residents : | 6,765 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 11.5 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number : | 142 |
| Language (s) : | Finnish |
| Website : | iitti.fi |
Iitti [ ˈiːtːi ] ( Swedish historical: Itis ) is a municipality in south-east Finland with 6765 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018). It lies on the River Kymi in the countryside Kymenlaakso between the cities of Kouvola (20 km east) and Lahti (40 km west). The distance to the capital Helsinki is 110 kilometers. The community is monolingual in Finnish .
The largest settlement center in the municipality is the village of Kausala with around 4200 inhabitants. There is also the train station and several industrial companies from the metal and furniture sector. The church village of Iitti with the church from 1693 is located on an os between three lakes and was voted the most beautiful village in Finland in 1990. A music festival is held annually in the church village. The north of the municipality with its many lakes and Osers is largely natural, the flat south is used for agriculture. There are a total of 2500 holiday homes in the community .
The parish of Iitti, founded in 1539, originally also included the area of the neighboring communities Valkeala , Jaala , Kuusankoski and Kouvola. The municipality got its current boundaries in 1921 when the industrial town of Kouvola was elevated to an independent market town.
Villages
The communities include Ansalahti, Anttila, Haapakimola, Haapalahti, Hartola, Honnila, Huhdasjärvi, Isokylä, Jaala, Jokue, Kalaksue, Karijärvi, Kauramaa, Kausala (Kausansaari), Keltti, Kuuksonkylä, Koliseva, Kontennt , Kuusanniemi, Kymentaka (Kymentausta), Kyrönkylä, Kyöperilä, Leppäniemi, Lyöttilä, Mankala, Maunuksela, Mettäkylä, Muikkula, Munakallio, Niinimäki, Nirvinen, Paljakka, Palojärvi, Piakylikka, Perhenahuiemi, Puyakylikka, Perhenahiemi, Rui Rusila (Brusula), Saaroinen, Salonsaari, Savijoki, Siikakoski, Sitikkala, Säkkilänmaa, Säyhde (Säyhtee), Sääskjärvi, Taasia, Tapola, Tillola, Uimila, Vesala (Erävesala), Vuolenkoski and Väärtti.
Sons and daughters
- Viljo Heino (1914–1998), track and field athlete
- Anselm Knuuttila (1903–1968), cross-country skier
- Andreas Johan Sjögren (1794–1855), linguist and explorer
Web links
References
- ↑ 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
