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Viitasaari
Viitasaari is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. There are all together 230 lakes in Viitasaari. Biggest lakes are Lake Keitele, Lake Kolima and Muuruejärvi. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Politics Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Viitasaari: * Centre Party 32.5% * Social Democratic Party 26.2% * True Finns 16.6% * National Coalition Party 9.9% * Left Alliance 5.5% * Christian Democrats 5.5% * Green League 2.6% Sister cities The following cities or municipalities are twinned with Viitasaari: * Nõo Parish, Estonia * Staffanstorp Municipality, Sweden * Storuman Municipality, Sweden * Sør-Odal, Norway * Schlangen, Germany * Rokietnica, Poland See also * Blue Highway Blue Highway is an American contemporary bluegrass band formed in 1994 and based in Tennessee. The band's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Finland
Central Finland ( fi, Keski-Suomi; sv, Mellersta Finland) is a region ( / ) in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, North Savo, and South Savo. The city of Jyväskylä is the regional centre and by far the largest city in the area. The largest lake in the very water-based region is Lake Päijänne (1,080 km2). Other large lakes are Lake Keitele (490 km2), Lake Konnevesi (190 km2) and Lake Kivijärvi (150 km2). The highest point in the region is Kiiskilänmäki in the municipality of Multia, which reaches an altitude of 269 meters above sea level. Kuokanjoki, Finland's shortest river and one of the world's shortest rivers is in the region. Central Finland has been one of the slowly growing regions in terms of population, but the growth has been based on the Jyväskylä sub-region's position as a significant growth center, and most of the region's municipalities are declining in p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Keitele
Keitele is a large lake located in Central Finland. With the area of 493.59 km2 it is the 9th largest lake in the country. The lake is divided into three regions, Ylä-, Keski-, and Ala-Keitele, of which Keski-Keitele is the largest. Water in the lake is clear and in excellent condition.Keski-Suomen ympäristökeskus The towns of and are located on the shores of Keitele. The northernmost part of the lake is called Ylä-Keitele. A big part of Ylä-Keitele belongs to |
Blue Highway (tourist Route)
Blue Highway ( no, Blå vegen, sv, Blå vägen, fi, Sininen tie, russian: Голубая дорога) is an international tourist route from Norway via Sweden and Finland to Russia. Sights The Blue Highway follows the ancient waterways from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Onega. There are numerous lakes and rivers by the road. Vast areas of taiga forest dominate the landscape, and a section of the Scandinavian Mountains in Norway and western Sweden. There are rural villages as well as cities and towns by the Blue Highway. The Development of the Blue Highway * The idea of a road across Northern Europe was born in the 1950s * The Blue Highway Association was formed in Sweden in 1963 * Year-round ferry service between Umeå and Vaasa in 1972 * The Blue Highway became a European Highway in 1973 * A cross-border public bus route between Mo i Rana and Umeå was established in 1989 (service withdrawn in 2014 between Mo i Rana and Hemavan [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Rokietnica, Greater Poland Voivodeship
__NOTOC__ Gmina Rokietnica is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Rokietnica, which lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Poznań. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 9,415. Villages Gmina Rokietnica contains the villages and settlements of Bytkowo, Cerekwica, Dalekie, Kiekrz, Kobylniki, Krzyszkowo, Mrowino, Napachanie, Pawłowice, Przybroda, Rogierówko, Rokietnica, Rostworowo, Sobota, Starzyny and Żydowo. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Rokietnica is bordered by the city of Poznań and by the gminas of Kaźmierz, Oborniki, Suchy Las, Szamotuły and Tarnowo Podgórne Tarnowo Podgórne is an urbanized village in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Tarnowo Podgórne. It lies approximately north-west of the regiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schlangen
Schlangen is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Schlangen has about 9.000 inhabitants (2013) and enjoys relative prosperity. Located a few kilometers away from Detmold, the municipality stretches from the edge of the sandy Sea to the mountain course of the Teutoburger forest southern slope. Politics The town council of Schlangen consists of 26 members: (conditions: Local election 2014) Sister cities The following cities are twinned with Schlangen: * Viitasaari, Central Finland, since 1999 References External links Official website Lippe Principality of Lippe {{Lippe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muuruejärvi
Muuruejärvi is a medium-sized lake of Finland. It is situated in Viitasaari, between two rapids, Huopanankoski and Keihärinkoski. See also *List of lakes in Finland There are 187,888 lakes in Finland larger than 5 ares (500 square metres / 5,382 sq.ft.) Most are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs larger than 10 km². They are listed here along with some smaller noteworthy lakes. Alphabetica ... References * (English version may be available.) {{WesternFinland-geo-stub Lakes of Viitasaari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storuman Municipality
Storuman Municipality (; sma, Luspie tjïelte; sju, Lusspie kommuvnna) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Storuman. The parish Stensele was created as late as 1822. It was, together with the parish Tärna, made into a municipality in 1863. In 1903 Tärna was detached to form a municipality of its own. The local government reform of 1971 saw the reunification of Stensele and Tärnaby municipalities, thus forming Storuman Municipality with the name taken from its largest town. Tärnaby, a small village in the municipality, has fostered the internationally famous alpine skiers Ingemar Stenmark, Stig Strand and Anja Pärson. Geography With an area of , the municipality has Sweden's ninth largest area, but is sparsely populated with a population density of less than 1 inhabitant per km2. Localities There are four localities (or urban areas) in Storuman Municipality: The municipal seat in bold Transportation Storuman Municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Kolima
Kolima is a large lake in central Finland. It is an open lake with few islands and some ranges of rocks. Almost half of the lake is protected under the Natura 2000 Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectiv ... program because of the lake's good natural and hydrological condition. Finland´s Environmental Administration. A typical fish in the lake is the venance. The lake is suitable for canoeing and maps are available for water tourists. One route starts from Pihtipudas and goes southward to the Kärnänkoski rapids. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nõo Parish
Nõo Parish is a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia. Settlements ;Small boroughs: Nõo - Tõravere ;Villages: Aiamaa - Altmäe - Etsaste - Enno - Illi - Järiste - Kääni - Keeri - Ketneri - Kolga - Laguja - Luke - Meeri - Nõgiaru - Sassi - Tamsa - Unipiha - Uuta - Vissi - Voika Religion Gallery File:Nõo church 2008 22.jpg, Nõo church File:Tartu obs main b.jpg, The Tartu Observatory in Tõravere. File:Tamsa.JPG, Road from Tamsa to Laguja. File:Laguja.jpg, Landscape near Laguja Twinnings Nõo Parish is twinned with: * Liminka Municipality, Finland * Viitasaari, Finland See also *Tartu Observatory The Tartu Observatory ( et, Tartu Observatoorium) is the largest astronomical observatory in Estonia. On 1 January 2018, Tartu Observatory was joined again to the University of Tartu, and the observatory is now an institute of the university. I ... * Luke Manor References External links * {{Tartu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities And Towns In Finland
The following is a list of cities in Finland. In the year 1977, the legal difference between towns and municipalities was removed. Today they are all classified as municipalities, some of which are commonly referred to as cities ''(kaupunki'' in Finnish, ''stad'' in Swedish). A municipality can decide whether it calls itself a municipality or a city. but ''suurkaupunki'' (~ large town) is used for a few cities in Finland. This fits the EU's definition of a city, which has the criteria of a minimum population of 50,000 and a minimum population density of 500 inhabitants per square kilometer. A simple, independent decision in the municipal council is sufficient to call a municipality (''kunta'') a city (''kaupunki''). For cities founded before the 1960s, the list includes the year the city was chartered. Many municipal mergers have been carried out in Finland (and more are yet to come, due to a countrywide municipal reform). Mergers also make it difficult to define what towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staffanstorp Municipality
Staffanstorp Municipality ( sv, Staffanstorps kommun) is a municipality in Scania County, southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Staffanstorp. The municipality was formed by the local government reform of 1952, when 12 original units, created out of parishes in 1863, were amalgamated. The next reform in 1971 did not affect the size of this municipality. In the municipality there are two localities which have grown into suburbs of Malmö, Staffanstorp with 14,800 inhabitants and Hjärup with 4,000 inhabitants, which both are typical residential districts dominated by detached houses built in the second half of the 20th century, wherefrom most people commute for work in the nearby cities of Lund and Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat .... Localities Ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sør-Odal
Sør-Odal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Odalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skarnes. Other villages in Sør-Odal include Disenå and Sander. The municipality is the 207th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sør-Odal is the 131st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,978. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 1.5% over the previous 10-year period. General information The parish of ''Søndre Odalen'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The borders of the municipality have not changed since that time. Name The municipality is named after the valley in which it is located. The first element in the name is which means "south". The last element is the old district name Odalen ( non, Ódalr). The first part of this is which is a sideform of the word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
