Kristinestad
Kristinestad – Kristiinankaupunki | |
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Town | |
Kristinestads stad Kristiinankaupungin kaupunki | |
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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];[6][7] 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)[8] 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
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.[9]
Geography
Climate
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
Twin towns — Sister cities
Kristinestad is twinned with:
Gallery
- Ulrica Eleonora church in central Kristinestad.
- During twilight over the town bay and the silhouette.
- Summer market of Kristinestad in 1989.
- City Hall (1865)
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Get to known the town: Urban traditions since 1649 – Visit Kristinestad
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "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
- 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