Savitaipale

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Savitaipaleen kunta
coat of arms map
Savitaipale Coat of Arms Location of Savitaipale in Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : South Karelia
Administrative community : Lappeenranta
Geographical location 61 ° 12 ′  N , 27 ° 42 ′  E Coordinates: 61 ° 12 ′  N , 27 ° 42 ′  E
Surface: 690.57 km²
of which land area: 539.75 km²
of which inland waterways: 150.82 km²
Residents : 3,429 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 6.4 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number : 739
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : www.savitaipale.fi (English)

Savitaipale [ ˈsɑvitɑi̯pɑlɛ ] is a municipality in eastern Finland with 3429 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018). It is located in the South Karelia countryside , 37 kilometers west of the city of Lappeenranta .

The community center of Savitaipale is located on Lake Kuolimojärvi in ​​the area of ​​the Salpausselkä mountain range. The main road 13 of Kokkola to Lappeenranta traverses the municipality. In total there are around 2,500 holiday homes in Savitaipale . Sights of the community include the Partakoski rapids, the Kärnäkoski fortress, completed under Russian rule in 1793, and the granite church built by Josef Stenbäck in 1924 .

Localities

The municipality includes the places Havola, Hyrkkälä, Jokeinmaa, Kaihtula, Karhula, Kaskeinkylä, Kaulio (Kauliala), Kokkola, Korhola, Korpela, Koskeinkylä, Kuivanen, Kunttula, Kurhila (Järviä), Kylliälä, Kärviäen, Lammiainolaen, Laksotiainola Luotolahti, Lyytikkälä, Marttila, Monola, Niinimäki, Paukkula, Peltoinlahti, Pettilä, Purtoismäki, Pöntylä, Rahikkala, Rantala, Ratasalo, Savitaipale, Solkeinkylä, Susivuori, Ualkolijärvi, Välmainniemiärvi, Välukiemiärvi.

  • Wooden church in Savitaipale

  • Remains of the Kärnäkoski fortress

Sons and daughters

Web links

Commons : Savitaipale  - 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