Petäjävesi

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Petäjäveden kunta
coat of arms map
Petäjävesi coat of arms Location of Petäjävesi in Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : Central Finland
Administrative community : Jyväskylä
Geographical location 62 ° 15 ′  N , 25 ° 11 ′  E Coordinates: 62 ° 15 ′  N , 25 ° 11 ′  E
Surface: 495.39 km²
of which land area: 456.38 km²
of which inland waterways: 39.01 km²
Residents : 3,900 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 8.5 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number : 592
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : www.petajavesi.fi

Petäjävesi [ ˈpɛtæjævɛsi ] is a municipality in central Finland with 3900 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018). It is located around 30 km west of Jyväskylä . In addition to the community center, Petäjävesi also includes the villages of Kintaus, Kuivasmäki, Kumpujärvi, Rukoila, Piesala, Metsäkulma and Kukkaro.

The main attraction of the municipality is the wooden church of Petäjävesi , which was built between 1763 and 1765 and is on the UNESCO list of world cultural heritage .

Petäjävesi wooden church

politics

As in most rural areas of Finland, in Petäjävesi the Center Party is the strongest party. In the 2008 local elections she received 45.5% of the vote. In the municipal council, the highest decision-making body in local affairs, it has ten out of 21 members. The second largest group is the Social Democrats with four seats, followed by the conservative National Assembly Party with three seats. The Christian Democrats with two seats as well as the Left Alliance and the Green Alliance each with one seat are represented in the municipal council .

Composition of the municipal council (2009–2012)
Political party 2008 election results Seats
Center Party 45.5% 10
Social democrats 18.3% 4th
National rally party 14.7% 3
Christian Democrats 10.3% 2
Green covenant 6.6% 1
Left alliance 4.5% 1

Individual evidence

  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

Web links

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