Lumparland 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 ...
of
Åland, 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 Bot ...
. It is the smallest municipality on mainland Åland.
The municipality has a population of ()
and covers an area of of which is water.
The
population density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopu ...
is . The municipality is unilingually
Swedish.
The main village is Klemetsby, where there is a bank, a church, a post office and a school. Klemetsby is away from
Mariehamn along the
Highway 3. The ferry port of
Långnäs
Långnäs is a port in Lumparland on the eastern mainland of Åland, about 30 km over the road away from Åland's capital Mariehamn. Road ferries to Kumlinge (Snäckö) and Galtby via Föglö (Överö) and Kökar start here. Långnäs is an alte ...
is situated in the eastern part of Lumparland.
Lumparland was the last municipality in Finland to establish its own website which happened in 2004.
The municipality has previously also been known as "'Lumparlanti" in some Finnish documents,
1201–1202 (Pieni Tietosanakirja / II. Isopurje – Maskotti)
/ref> but is today referred to as "Lumparland" also in Finnish.
Geography
Lumparland borders the eastern edge of a billion-year-old nine-kilometer wide water filled impact crater, Lumparn, which is devoid of islands.
Lumpokasen () is the highest point in the municipality.
Economy
Agriculture and tourism are the most important lines of business in Lumparland.
Sights
The Church of Lumparland, dedicated to St. Andrew, is the oldest surviving wooden church in Åland, dating back to the 1720s. Inside the church, the altar painting is the work of Victor Westerholm. There is also a miniature ship from 1836 inside the church.
Notable people
* Robert Helenius (born 1984), a professional boxer
References
External links
Municipality of Lumparland
– Official website
Map of Lumparland municipality
Municipalities of Åland
Port cities and towns in Finland
Port cities and towns of the Baltic Sea
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