Korsholm

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Korsholms kommun
Mustasaaren kunta
coat of arms map
Korsholm coat of arms Location of Korsholm in Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : Ostrobothnia
Administrative community : Vaasa
Geographical location 63 ° 7 '  N , 21 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 63 ° 7 '  N , 21 ° 43'  E
Surface: 3,178.64 km²
of which land area: 848.14 km²
of which inland waterways: 17.59 km²
of which sea area: 2,312.91 km²
Residents : 19,444 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 22.9 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number : 499
Language (s) : Swedish , Finnish
Website : korsholm.fi

Korsholm (Swedish), Mustasaari in Finnish , is a municipality in the Österbotten region in western Finland . It is the historic core of the city of Vaasa , which was moved to the shores of the Baltic Sea after a major fire in 1852. The rural community of Korsholm today includes the area around the city of Vaasa and some islands in the Gulf of Bothnia . About 72% of the population are Finland-Swedes , 26% are Finnish-speaking. The community is officially bilingual .

history

Korsholm Church (formerly Vaasa Town Church)

The place was first mentioned in 1348 under its Finnish name Mustasaari (dt. "Black Island"). After 1370 the Swedes built a castle at this point that the center of power for centuries landscape Ostrobothnia was. In 1606 the town was granted town charter and renamed Wasa (Finnish Vaasa ) after the ruling royal family . In the following years Vaasa developed into one of the few urban centers in Finland.

On August 13, 1852, the town, built almost entirely of wood, was destroyed by a major fire. The new town of Wasa was rebuilt around 7 km away on the coast. The ruins of the castle, which was also destroyed, and the St. Mary's Church, built in the 14th century, still bear witness to the old city of Vaasa. The town church, built in 1775, was also spared from the fire.

The rural community of Mustasaari, which emerged after Vasa's relocation, took on in 1927, alongside its Finnish name, as the official Swedish name of Korsholm . Today's Korsholm / Mustasaari municipality was formed in 1973 from the merger of the municipalities of Korsholm, Kvevlax, Replot, Björkö and parts of the municipality of Solf.

In 1997 the longest suspension bridge in Finland was inaugurated in Korsholm. The Replotbron (Finnish. Raippaluodon silta ) has a length of 1045 m and connects the island of Replot ( Raippaluoto ) with the mainland. Its construction cost around 150 million euros.

Districts

Korsholm includes the following districts (names in Swedish / Finnish ):

Anixor ( Aniksor ), Brändövik, Böle, Björköby, Iskmo, Jungsund, Helsingby, Kalvholm, Karkmo ( Karkkimala ), Karperö, Kvevlax ( Koivulahti ), Koskö, Kuni, Köklot, Martois ( Martoinen ), Panikeka, Vallgrund, Norra , Petsmo, Replot ( Raippaluoto ), Rimal, Singsby, Smedsby ( Sepänkylä ), Solf ( Sulva ), Söderudden, Södra Vallgrund, Staversby ( Taurila ), Toby ( Tuovila ), Tölby, Vassor, Veikars ( Veikkaala ), Vikby, Vistan, Voitby ( Voitila ), Västervik, Västerhankmo, Österhankmo.

In all districts except Smedsby and Toby, Finland-Swedes make up the majority of the population.

Town twinning

Sister cities of Korsholm are:

Sons and daughters

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
  3. site Korsholm - Vänortsverksamhet (Swedish), accessed on May 15, 2018

Web links

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