Teuva
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| State : |
 Finland
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| Landscape : | South Ostrobothnia |
| Administrative community : | Suupohja |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 29 ′ N , 21 ° 44 ′ E |
| Surface: | 556.04 km² |
| of which land area: | 554.69 km² |
| of which inland waterways: | 1.35 km² |
| Residents : | 5,158 (Dec. 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 9.3 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number : | 846 |
| Language (s) : | Finnish |
| Website : | www.teuva.fi |
Teuva [ ˈtɛu̯vɑ ] ( Swedish : Östermark ) is a municipality in western Finland with 5158 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018). It is located in the South Ostrobothnian landscape 36 kilometers northeast of Kristinestad . Neighboring cities and communities are Kurikka in the north, Kauhajoki in the southeast, Karijoki in the south and Närpes in the west. The municipality of Teuva is exclusively Finnish-speaking .
location
Teuva is located in the Finnish-speaking part of the Österbotten region in a flat river landscape. Settlement is concentrated on the banks of the Teuvajoki River and its tributaries. In addition to the community center, Teuva includes the villages of Äystö, Horo, Kauppila, Komsi, Luovankylä, Nori, Perälä and Riippi.
history
A sedentary settlement in Teuva did not develop until 1560. From 1694 the place was a chapel community of the parish of Närpes , before Teuva in 1795 received an independent parish . The political municipality of Teuva was created by the municipal reform of 1868. The municipality is traditionally characterized by agriculture. Greenhouse cultivation in particular plays a major role: a quarter of Finland's lettuce production grows in the greenhouses of the Teuva-based company Tamsin kasvihuoneet . Teuva is also a center for furniture production. The municipal training center TEAK in Teuva is the largest training center in the furniture industry in the Nordic countries .
coat of arms
Description of the coat of arms : In the blue shield there are two slanted silver flails .
Personalities
Teuva's most famous son is the theologian and politician Lauri Ingman , who was Prime Minister of Finland from 1918 to 1919 and 1924 to 1925. The traditional sports club Teuvan Rivakka is located in the municipality . He included the javelin thrower Pauli Nevala and the wrestling brothers Kalervo and Jukka Rauhala . Nevala's Olympic victory in 1964 is commemorated by a memorial in the form of a 26-meter-long spear, supposedly the "largest spear in the world".
Attractions
The modern church of Teuva was built in 1953. Its predecessor from 1863 had been destroyed by fire three years earlier. Only the choir and sacristy of the old church remained and were later repaired. Today the church ruins are occasionally used for evening services and concerts. The altarpiece of the new church was created by Tove Jansson and depicts the parable of the wise and foolish virgins .
Community partnerships
Teuva has partnerships with the municipality of Orust in Sweden and the Polish city of Cieszyn .
politics
As in most rural areas of Finland, the Center Party is the strongest political force in Teuva . In the 2008 local elections she received 46.5 percent, and in the 2007 parliamentary elections even more than half of the votes. In the local council, the highest decision-making body in local affairs, it has 13 out of 27 members. The second strongest party is the conservative National Collection Party with 23.3 percent of the vote and 6 seats on the local council. The third big party in Finland, the Social Democrats , play a subordinate role with a single-digit election result and two MEPs in Teuva. The left alliance with three, the right-wing populist True Finns with two and the Christian Democrats with one seat are still represented in the city council .
| Political party | 2008 election results | Seats |
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| Center Party | 46.5% | 13 |
| National rally party | 23.3% | 6th |
| Left alliance | 12.5% | 3 |
| Social democrats | 7.8% | 2 |
| True Finns | 7.0% | 2 |
| Christian Democrats | 2.9% | 1 |
Sons and daughters
- Lauri Ingman (1868–1934), National Gathering Party politician, Prime Minister and Archbishop of Turku
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 (PDF; 199 kB)
- ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
- ↑ Finnish Ministry of Justice: Result of the 2007 general election
- ↑ Finnish Ministry of Justice: Result of the 2008 local elections
