Joroinen

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Joroists kunta
coat of arms map
Joroinen coat of arms Location of Joroinen in Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : South Savo
Administrative community : Pieksämäki
Geographical location 62 ° 11 ′  N , 27 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 62 ° 11 ′  N , 27 ° 50 ′  E
Surface: 711.76 km²
of which land area: 575.48 km²
of which inland waterways: 136.28 km²
Residents : 4,812 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 8.4 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number : 171
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : www.joroinen.fi
Parish Church of Joroinen
Parish Church of Joroinen

Joroinen [ ˈjoroi̯nen ] ( Swedish Jorois ) is a municipality with 4812 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018) in eastern Finland. It is located 15 km south of the city of Varkaus in the Lake District landscape Savo . Today, Joroinen speaks exclusively Finnish .

Joroinen has existed as an independent parish since 1631 . There are several historic mansions in the municipality , including Koskenhovi and Frugård manors. Because in the high society of these feudal buildings French was often spoken appropriately, Joroinen is nicknamed "the Paris of Savo". Up until the 19th century, much of the arable land in the municipality belonged to the Finnish-Swedish nobility. The wooden parish church of Joroinen was built at the end of the 18th century.

Varkaus Airport is located in the area of ​​the municipality, immediately east of the church village . From the end of April 2008 it will be used again for passenger traffic to Helsinki.

Districts

The settlement focus of the community is next to the church village Joroinen the place Kuvansi. In addition, the municipality includes the following villages and settlements: Huutokoski, Häyrilä, Joroisniemi, Järvikylä, Kaijonkylä, Kaitainen, Katisenlahti, Kerisalo, Kolma, Kotkatlahti, Kurensydänmaa, Kurkela, Koskenkylä, Lahnalahti, Ruaokiemoni, Montahorola, Savunokiemi, Ruaokiemi, Montahvianta, Savunma , Vättilä.

Sons and daughters

Web links

Commons : Joroinen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 (PDF; 199 kB).
  2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018