Karstula
| Karstula | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Karstulan kunta | ||
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| Location of Karstula in Finland Location of Karstula in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Central Finland | |
| Sub-region | Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region | |
| Charter | 1867 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Jukka Hiltunen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 963.47 km2 (372.00 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 887.25 km2 (342.57 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 76.22 km2 (29.43 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 112th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,259 | |
| • Rank | 205th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.5% (official) | |
| • Others | 0.5% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.2% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.7% | |
| • 65 or older | 24.1% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.5% | |
| Website | www.karstula.fi | |
Karstula is a municipality of Finland founded in 1867. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 4,259 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 963.47 square kilometres (372.00 sq mi) of which 76.22 km2 (29.43 sq mi) is water.[1] There are all together 159 lakes in Karstula. Biggest lakes are Pääjärvi, Enonjärvi and Vahanka.[6] The population density is 4.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (12/sq mi).
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Architecture
- A number of historical buildings (from the beginning of the 20th century) has been preserved in the village centre, representing the original countryside buildings of the region.
- There's also a cottage designed by Alvar Aalto, though it is not listed in most Aalto's biographies.
People born in Karstula
- Artturi Koskinen (1904 – 1981), Member of Parliament
- Jarmo Mäkinen (1958 – ), actor
- Harri Koskinen (1970 – ), designer
Culture
- The International Shooting Week
Twin cities
Gallery
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Pääjärvi2.jpg
Pääjärvi is the largest lake in Karstula.
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Kirkkovuori observation tower.
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Karstula – Official website (Finnish)
- Karstula official tourism site
- The International Shooting Week
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