Hartola, Finland
Hartola (Swedish: Gustav Adolfs) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Itä-Häme, Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 2,621 (31 December 2021),[1] which make it the smallest municipality in Päijänne Tavastia in terms of population. It covers an area of 675.38 square kilometres (260.77 sq mi) of which 132.18 km2 (51.03 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 4.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.5/sq mi). Neighouring municipalities are Heinola, Joutsa, Luhanka, Pertunmaa and Sysmä.
Hartola Gustav Adolfs | |
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Municipality | |
| Hartolan kunta Gustav Adolfs kommun | |
Eastern Tavastia College (Itä-Hämeen opisto) in Hartola | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Hartola in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°35′N 026°01′E / 61.583°N 26.017°ECoordinates: 61°35′N 026°01′E / 61.583°N 26.017°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Päijänne Tavastia |
| Sub-region | Heinola sub-region |
| Charter | 1784 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Raija Peltonen |
| • Density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.hartola.fi |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality is also known as "Gustav Adolfs" in Swedish.[6] Hartola is home to the Itä-Hämeen Museo, the regional museum for seven municipalities.
Since 1987, the town has billed itself as a sovereign royal parish based upon a 1784 proclamation by King Gustav III of Sweden creating a new parish on the eastern border of his kingdom in honor of his son, Gustav Adolf.
At every first Saturday in September, there is a fair at Hartola. The event is biggest in Finland at its genre.[7]
The municipality is also known as the writer Maila Talvio's place of birth.
History
Hartola may have been mentioned as early as 1398 (ut ecclesia parrochialis Hartola Aboensis dioceses), however this may have also referred to Hattula. It was originally a part of the parish of Sysmä. At least between 1540 and 1729, it was called Koskipää, after which the name Hartola appears again.
Hartola became an independent parish in 1784. It was also granted the Swedish name Gustav Adolfs. In Finnish, the parish was also known as Kustavus, Kustavuksenpitäjä and Kustaanpitäjä, but the name Hartola was still in use. By the late 1800s, Hartola had become the sole name for the parish.[8]
Joutsa was a part of Hartola until 1860, while Leivonmäki was a part of Hartola until 1880. [9]
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Hartola:
- Centre Party 26.2%
- National Coalition Party 23.0%
- Social Democratic Party 18.5%
- True Finns 17.9%
- Christian Democrats 6.3%
- Left Alliance 5.0%
- Green League 1.6%
Villages
- Hangastaipale
- Kalho, writer Mika Waltari wrote The Egyptian here.
- Koitti
- Kuivajärvi
- Kumu
- Lepsala
- Murakka
- Nokka
- Putkijärvi
- Siltasuo
- Vuorenkylä [10] is a northernmost village in Päijänne Tavastia
All schools those located in villages have been closed. School system in Hartola is about 140 years old.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ a b "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "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.
- ^ Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Svenska ortnamn i Finland
- ^ Infopage
- ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 71. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 110+229. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ http://www.vuorenkyla.fi/ Vuorenkylä cite, finnish, village was notable in 2007 village of the year
- ^ http://www.koittiry.net/riihiniemen-koulun-100-vuotisjuhla History of Riihiniemi school, finnish, citation 2012
External links
Media related to Hartola at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Hartola – Official website, finnish, english