Lemland is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Åland
Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1 ...
, an autonomous territory of
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
.
The municipality has a population of ()
and covers an area of of which is water.
The
population density
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is .
The municipality is unilingually
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
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.
The Lemström channel divides Lemland from its neighboring municipality,
Jomala. It was widened by Russian POWs in 1882.
History
The church in Lemland was built in the 13th century and has wall paintings from the 14th century. The church is dedicated to
Bridget of Sweden
Bridget of Sweden (c. 1303 – 23 July 1373) born as Birgitta Birgersdotter, also Birgitta of Vadstena, or Saint Birgitta ( sv, heliga Birgitta), was a mystic and a saint, and she was also the founder of the Bridgettines nuns and monks after t ...
.
During the
Finnish War
The Finnish War ( sv, Finska kriget, russian: Финляндская война, fi, Suomen sota) was fought between the Gustavian era, Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic ...
in 1808 the Swedish king
Gustav IV Adolf
Gustav IV Adolf or Gustav IV Adolph (1 November 1778 – 7 February 1837) was King of Sweden from 1792 until he was deposed in a coup in 1809. He was also the last Swedish monarch to be the ruler of Finland.
The occupation of Finland in 1808–09 ...
had his headquarters in the Lemland parsonage.
[Torsten Hellberg (ed): ''Åland – mer än öar'', p.19. Stockholm 2001.]
Gallery
References
External links
Municipality of Lemland– Official website
Municipalities of Åland
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