Kristinestad
Kristinestad
Kristinestad – Kristiinankaupunki | |
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Town | |
| Kristinestads stad Kristiinankaupungin kaupunki | |
 Kristinestad in 2019 | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kristinestad in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°16′N 021°21′E / 62.267°N 21.350°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Suupohjan rannikkoseutu |
| Founded | 1649[1] |
| Named for | Christina of Sweden[1] |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Mila Segervall |
| Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,678.98 km2 (648.26 sq mi) |
| • Land | 683.25 km2 (263.80 sq mi) |
| • Water | 996.45 km2 (384.73 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 124th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-09-30)[3] | |
| • Total | 6,190 |
| • Rank | 150th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 9.06/km2 (23.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 53.7% (official) |
| • Finnish | 41.3% |
| • Others | 5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.4% |
| • 65 or older | 36.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Kristinestad (Finland Swedish: [krisˈtiːneˌstɑːd], Sweden Swedish: [krɪsˈtîːnɛˌstɑːd];[7][8] Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki [ˈkristiːnɑŋˌkɑu̯puŋki]; Latin: Christinea) is a town and a municipality in Finland. It is located in the western part of Finland on the shore of the Bothnian Sea. The population of Kristinestad is 6,190 (30 September 2023)[9] and the municipality covers an area of 683.25 km2 (263.80 sq mi) (excluding sea areas) of which 14.66 km2 (5.66 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018).[2] The population density is 9.06/km2 (23.5/sq mi). The population is bilingual with a majority speaking Swedish (54%) and the minority Finnish (41%).[4]
History[edit]
The town was chartered in 1649 by Per Brahe the Younger at Koppö island and is named for Queen Christina of Sweden.[1] Kristinestad is known for its old town with low wooden houses and narrow alleys. In April, 2011, Kristinestad became Finland's first Cittaslow community.[10]
Geography[edit]
Climate[edit]
Kristinestad has a continental subarctic climate (Dfc).
| Climate data for Kristinestad | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8 (18) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
1.9 (35.4) |
9 (48) |
14 (57) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
| Average precipitation days | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 116 |
| Source: http://www.yr.no/place/Finland/Western_Finland/Kristinestad~650770/statistics.html | |||||||||||||
International relations[edit]
Twin towns — Sister cities[edit]
Kristinestad is twinned with:
Gallery[edit]
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Ulrica Eleonora church in central Kristinestad.
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During twilight over the town bay and the silhouette.
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Summer market of Kristinestad in 1989.
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City Hall (1865)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Get to known the town: Urban traditions since 1649 – Visit Kristinestad
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Svenska ortnamn i Finland - Institutet för de inhemska språken".
- ^ "Kristinestad, Kristinestad - Finlandssvenska bebyggelsenamn".
- ^ "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ Kristiinankaupunki on Suomen ensimmäinen ja ainut Cittaslow-kaupunki, eli virallisesti leppoisa (in Finnish)
External links[edit]
Media related to Kristinestad at Wikimedia Commons
Kristinestad travel guide from Wikivoyage- Official website Archived 2016-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish, Finnish, English, and German)
- Kristinestad 1649–1999. One of the best preserved wooden towns in Fenno-Scandinavia
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