Ristiina (; in
Swedish also known as ''Kristina'') was a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
of
Finland
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. It was founded in 1649 and it was named after
Kristina Stenbock Kristina may refer to:
Places
*the Swedish name of Ristiina, a town in Finland
People
*the Swedish name of Christina of Sweden
* Kristina (born 1987), Slovak singer
*Kristina Adolphson (born 1937), Swedish actress
*Kristina Apgar (born 1985), Ame ...
, the wife of
Governor General
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and Count
Per Brahe. From the beginning of the year 2013 is a part of
Mikkeli
Mikkeli (; sv, S:t Michel; la, Michaelia) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in what used to be the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Etelä-Savo region. The municipality has a population of () (around 34, ...
city.
Ristiina is located in the province of
Eastern Finland and is part of the
Southern Savonia
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region
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. The municipality has a population of (31 December 2012)
[
] and covers an area of of which
is water.
[
] The
population density
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is .
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
[
]
History
The area of the later Ristiina municipality was originally a part of the Savilahti parish (the later
Mikkelin maalaiskunta
Mikkelin maalaiskunta (abbreviated ''Mikkelin mlk'', sv, Sankt Michels landskommun) is a former municipality of Finland located in the modern region of Southern Savonia. Together with Anttola, it was consolidated with the town of Mikkeli in 20 ...
), the oldest parish in all of
Savonia. By 1541, Savilahti had been divided into the parishes of Pellosniemi and Visulahti. The Pellosniemi parish, which included modern Ristiina, had its center in the village of
Olkkolanniemi. A farm named ''Pellosniemi'' still exists in the village. The Ristiina parish was established in 1649. It was also known as ''Brahelinna'' after Per Brahe's manor in the area. ''Ristiina'' became the sole official name in 1901. The industrial area of
Pellosniemi (not to be confused with old Pellosniemi in Olkkolanniemi) was formed in the 1960s in the southern part of the
Rahikkala village. The name is derived from the Pellos factories (''Pelloksen tehtaat'').
Ristiina was consolidated with the town of
Mikkeli
Mikkeli (; sv, S:t Michel; la, Michaelia) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in what used to be the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Etelä-Savo region. The municipality has a population of () (around 34, ...
in 2013.
References
External links
Municipality of Ristiina– Official website
Municipalities of South Savo
Brahe family
Populated places established in 1649
1649 establishments in Sweden
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