Rautavaara is a
municipality
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of
Finland
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. It is located in the
Northern Savonia
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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 . The municipality is
unilingual
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ly
Finnish
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.
Tiilikkajärvi National Park is located both in Rautavaara and its neighboring municipality
Sotkamo
Sotkamo is a municipality of Finland, located in the Kainuu region about east of Kajaani, the capital of Kainuu. Vuokatti, in west of Sotkamo, is the most populous village in the municipality and also a popular skiing resort. Both Hiidenportti Na ...
.
History
![Bell tower of Rautavaara Finland](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Bell_tower_of_Rautavaara_Finland.jpg)
The municipality of Rautavaara was founded on 12 September 1874
and the parish in 1894.
Villages
Alakeyritty, Ala-Luosta, Etelä-Keyritty, Halmejärvi, Hiirenjärvi, Kangaslahti, Lehtovaara, Lievisenmäki, Palojärvi, Pirttipuro, Pohjois-Keyritty, Puumala, Rannankylä, Rautavaara, Sierajärvi, Siikajärvi, Tiilikka, Ylä-Luosta.
References
External links
Municipality of Rautavaara– Official website
Populated places established in 1874
1874 establishments in Finland
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