Cow mines

Cow moisten kunta

coat of arms	map
Basic data
State :	Finland
Landscape :	Central Finland
Administrative community :	Jämsä
Geographical location	61 ° 34 ′  N , 25 ° 11 ′  E Coordinates: 61 ° 34 ′  N , 25 ° 11 ′  E
Surface:	936.68 km²
of which land area:	660.96 km²
of which inland waterways:	275.72 km²
Residents :	2,238 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density :	3.4 people / km²
Municipality number :	291
Language (s) :	Finnish
Website :	www.kuhmoinen.fi

Kuhmoinen is a municipality with 2238 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018) in central Finland . It is located about halfway between the large cities of Jyväskylä and Lahti on the west bank of Lake Päijänne .

local community

In addition to the parish village of Kuhmoinen, the municipality includes the villages of Äkämäki, Anttula, Harmoinen, Kaukola, Leppäkoski, Lästilä, Närvä, Pihlajakoski, Pihlajalahti, Puukkoinen, Päijälä, Rasi, Ruolahti, Sappee, Suurijeai, Tapialaalki.

coat of arms

Description of the coat of arms : In the silver shield three red bars with a wavy cut edge on the upper side.

location

In addition to the Päijänne, there are 160 smaller lakes in the municipality; the picturesque landscape inspired painters of Finnish national romanticism such as Pekka Halonen, Kalle Löytänä, Marcus Collin and Väinö Hämäläinen especially around 1900. The 19 km² Isojärvi National Park is located in the south of the municipality and was established in 1982.

history

Kuhmoinen has been settled since the Stone Age, stone carvings in the village of Lästilä that were only discovered in 1992 are estimated to be 6,000 years old. Medieval artifacts have been found on the island of Papinsaari, including an amulet known as the "cocks of cow moines " ( cow Moist kukot ), possibly of Byzantine origin.

Attractions

The parish church of Kuhmoinen is a simple wooden cruciform church with a free-standing bell tower and was built in 1784–85 according to plans by Matti Åkerblom. The appearance of the church village and the other settlements is today largely characterized by new buildings. The path village of Päijälä is an exception , most of whose wooden houses date from the 19th century. The Huhtalan talo farm in Isojärvi National Park was built in the early 17th century.

politics

In Kuhmoinen, the conservative National Collection Party is the strongest political force. In the 2008 local elections, it surpassed the previously dominant Center Party , received over a third of the votes and has 8 out of 21 members of the local council, the highest decision-making body in local matters. The Center Party received only 30.9% of the vote and seven seats after a large loss of votes. The third largest group is made up of the Social Democrats with five seats, while the Christian Democrats won a mandate .

Composition of the City Council (2009–2012)

Political party	2008 election results	Seats
National rally party	34.9%	8th
Center Party	30.9%	7th
Social democrats	23.4%	5
Christian Democrats	7.6%	1

Web links

Commons : Kuhmoinen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2011 . (PDF; 199 kB)
2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
3. ↑ Finnish Ministry of Justice: Result of the 2008 local elections