Petäjävesi (; lit. "pine water") is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of Finland. It is located in the
province
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of Western Finland, next to the city of
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of ...
, and is part of the
Central Finland
Central Finland ( fi, Keski-Suomi; sv, Mellersta Finland) is a Regions of Finland, region ( / ) in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia, No ...
region
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. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water.
The
population density
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is .
Neighbouring municipalities are
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of ...
,
Jämsä
Jämsä () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about southwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of (), which make it the second largest town of the Central Finland after Jyväskyl ...
,
Keuruu
Keuruu (; sv, Keuru) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The popul ...
,
Multia
Multia is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The munic ...
and
Uurainen
Uurainen ( sv, Uurainen, also ) is a municipality of Finland.
It is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
Neighbouring municipalities a ...
.
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
.
The
Petäjävesi Old Church
The Petäjävesi Old Church ( fi, Petäjäveden vanha kirkko) is a wooden church located in Petäjävesi, Finland. It was built between 1763 and 1765, when Tavastia was still a part of Sweden. The bell tower was built in 1821. It was inscribed in ...
, was listed as a
UNESCO
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World Heritage Site
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in 1994 for its testimony to Nordic church architecture.
Nature
There are all together 99 lakes in Petäjävesi. The biggest lakes are
Jämsänvesi-Petäjävesi,
Ala-Kintaus
Ala-Kintaus is a rather small lake of Finland. It belongs to the Kymijoki main catchment area. It is located in municipality of Petäjävesi in the region of Central Finland. It is a part of Jämsä catchment area.
See also
*List of lakes in Finla ...
and
Ylä-Kintaus.
Karikkoselkä
Karikkoselkä is a lake formed in an impact crater in Petäjävesi, Finland. Karikkoselkä is located approximately 30 km east from the centre of Keurusselkä, a much older and larger impact crater. Most lakes in the region are elongated i ...
is a lake in Petäjävesi, which is formed by a meteorite.
The
Karikkoselkä
Karikkoselkä is a lake formed in an impact crater in Petäjävesi, Finland. Karikkoselkä is located approximately 30 km east from the centre of Keurusselkä, a much older and larger impact crater. Most lakes in the region are elongated i ...
impact crater is located southeast of the municipal centre.
Notable people
*
Mika Aaltola (1969–)
*
Jarmo Kytölehto
Jarmo Kytölehto (born 23 June 1961) is a Finnish people, Finnish former rally driver from Petäjävesi. He won the Finnish Rally Championship in three consecutive years, first in Group A (1990, 1991) and then in Group N (1992). He also competed ...
(1961–)
*
Frans Lehtonen (1859–1920)
*
Olavi Tupamäki (1944–)
Gallery
File:Petäjävesi Old Church interior pulpit choir.JPG, Petäjävesi Old Church interior
File:Petäjävesi - church2.jpg, Petäjävesi New Church
File:Petajavesi Old Church.jpg, Petäjävesi Old Church
References
External links
Municipality of Petäjävesi– Official website, ''finnish'', ''english''
Populated places established in 1868
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