Lappfjärd (; ) is a village in the town of
Kristinestad
Kristinestad (; ; ; ) is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Kristinestad is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Kristinestad is approximately , while the sub-region has a population o ...
in
Ostrobothnia, Finland. It was former
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of the former
Lappfjärd municipality. It has over 1,400 inhabitants.
(
E8) passes the village on its western side.
The village is home to a church built of plastered brick from 1851, designed by
Ernst Lohrmann
Ernst Bernhard Lohrmann (30 June 1803 — 17 June 1870) was a German-Finnish architect born and educated in Germany but practising mainly in the Grand Duchy of Finland, where he is known especially as a designer of public buildings and more tha ...
. The village also has two
grocery store
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s (
K-Market
Kesko Corporation (, ) is a Finnish retailing conglomerate with its head office in Kalasatama, Helsinki. It is engaged in the grocery trade, building and technical trade, and car trade. It also has operations in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Es ...
and
Sale), two restaurants and café, a firestation, a
primary school
A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ...
, and a farmhouse called ''Wanha Tupa'' for overnight stays.
See also
*
Battle of Lappfjärd
References
External links
Lappfjärd– Official Site (in Swedish)
Lappfjärd's locationat Fonecta
Villages in Ostrobothnia (administrative region)
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