Korsnäs
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| Korsnäs | |||
| — Municipality — | |||
| Korsnäs kommun | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°47′N 021°11′E / 62.783°N 21.183°ECoordinates: 62°47′N 021°11′E / 62.783°N 21.183°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Vaasa sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1887 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Anita Ismark | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 1,424.72 km2 (550.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 235.65 km2 (91 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 1,189.07 km2 (459.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 2,228 | ||
| - Density | 9.45/km2 (24.5/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Swedish | 91.2% (official) | ||
| - Finnish | 3.2% | ||
| - Others | 5.5% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 14.8% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 61.4% | ||
| - 65 or older | 23.8% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.korsnas.fi | ||
Korsnäs is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,228 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 1,424.72 square kilometres (550.09 sq mi) of which 1,189.07 km2 (459.10 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.5 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Swedish. 91.2% of the population speaks Swedish, 3.2% Finnish and 5.5% other languages as their first language.[3]
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[edit] History
Due to the post-glacial rebound, most of the area that today forms the municipality of Korsnäs stood under water until around 1000 A.D. The first settlement in Korsnäs is assumed to stem from the 13th century.[6] Some place names of Finnish origin (such as Molpe (Moikipää) and Taklax (Takalaksi)) indicate a Finnish-speaking presence in the 13th century, although it is disputed if these people (probably from Häme) only used the area for fishing on a seasonly basis[7] or if they established a proper, but sparse, settlement.[8] Swedish-speaking settlers came to the area in the 13th or 14th century.
[edit] Politics
In the 2004 Municipal elections Swedish People's Party got 100% of the votes, even more than some ruling parties in a single party system.[9]
[edit] Name
Korsnäs is the municipality's official name in both Swedish and Finnish. The Finnish names Korsnääsi or Ristitaipale[10] are known to have been used historically in some contexts.
Korsnäs was first mentioned in historical documents is 1442, and some individual villages, like Molpe (then called Moikipä) was first mentioned in 1490, and Harrström (then called Harffuaström) in 1494. Korsnäs became an independent municipality in 1887. Prior to that, the area belonged to Närpes.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
- ^ Johan Ulfvens: "Korsnäsbor och korsnäsbyar". In: Korsnäs historia. Korsnäs 1981, pp. 9–25, p. 16.
- ^ Olov Ahlbäck: "Österbottnisk medeltid". In: Svenska Österbottens historia I. Vasa 1977, pp. 45-56.
- ^ Lars Huldén: "Vad berättar ortnamnen om den svenska bosättningens uppkomst i Finland?" In: Ann-Marie Ivars and Lena Huldén [eds.]: När kom svenskarna till Finland?. Helsingfors 2002, pp. 63–80, p. 69
- ^ Oikeusministeriö – Kunnallisvaalit 2004: Korsnäs Retrieved 2 August 2007.
- ^ See [1].
- ^ Website "Turism Österbotten" angående Korsnäs historia
[edit] External links
Media related to Korsnäs at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Korsnäs – Official website
- Finnish encyclopedia from 1925–1928 with "Korsnääsi" as entry
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