Ristiina
Ristiina [ ˈristiːnɑ ] is a former municipality in the Finnish countryside of South Savo . It has been part of the town of Mikkeli since 2013 .
Ristiina is located in the south of the eastern Finnish landscape of South Savo, 21 kilometers south of the city center of Mikkeli in the eastern Finnish lake district . The former municipal area of Ristiina is rural and has an area of 742.0 square kilometers (175.9 square kilometers of which is inland water). The last population of the municipality was 4,796 (as of December 31, 2012). Are in Ristiina two settlement centers ( taajama ): The end of the Yövesi located -Sees Kirchdorf Ristiina, home to 2,297 people and the place Pellosniemi with 379 inhabitants (31 December 2011).
The parish of Ristiina was founded in 1649 by order of Per Brahe , the Swedish governor general in Finland. Per Brahe also donated the town's first church and built Brahelinna Castle in Ristiina . The name Ristiina refers to Brahe's wife, Countess Kristina Katarina Stenbock. Until 1903 the community had the Swedish name Kristina, after which the name was penned to Ristiina . At the beginning of 2013, Ristiina was incorporated into the city of Mikkeli together with Suomenniemi .
The church of Ristiina is a wooden cruciform church with a freestanding stack of bells. It was built in 1770 according to plans by Eskel Collenius. In Ristiina there are also the rock paintings of Astuvansalmi , an ensemble of prehistoric rock carvings that is on the UNESCO tentative list .
The wood processing industry in particular is of great economic importance; The largest employer, with around 730 employees, is the UPM-Kymmene Group's plywood factory , which has its own container port as well as a service railway line with a connection to the railway line from Kouvula to Iisalmi.
Sons and daughters
- Joachim Zachris Duncker (1774–1809), Swedish lieutenant colonel
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2012 (PDF; 80 kB).
- ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus (Finnish population register): Population of the Finnish municipalities on December 31, 2012. ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Tilastokeskus (Finnish Statistics Office): Taajama- ja haja-asutusalueväestö iän ja sukupuolen mukaan kunnittain December 31, 2011. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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Coordinates: 61 ° 30 ' N , 27 ° 17' E