Kristinestad
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| Kristinestad stad – Kristiinan kaupunki | |||||
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| Founded | 1606 | ||||
| Province | Western Finland | ||||
| Region | Coastal Southern Ostrobothnia | ||||
| Sub-region | Vaasa | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
809 km² 678 km² ranked 131st |
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| Population - Density - Rank |
7,793 (2005) 11.7 inh./km² ranked 140th |
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| Unemployment | 7.8% | ||||
| Official languages | Swedish, Finnish | ||||
| City Manager | Riitta El-Nemr | ||||
| Website | http://www.kristinestad.fi/ | ||||
Kristinestad (in Swedish), Kristiinankaupunki (in Finnish) is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the western part of Finland on th shore of the Bothnian Sea, at . The population is 7,836 (as 2003) and bilingual with a majority speaking Swedish (57%) and the minority Finnish (41%). The town was chartered in 1649 at Koppö island and is named for Queen Christina of Sweden. Kristinestad, often called the pearl of the Bothnian Sea, is known for its old town with low wooden houses and narrow alleys.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Kristinestad 1649 - 1999. One of the best preserved wooden towns in Fenno-Scandinavia
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| Isokyrö | Jakobstad | Kaskinen | Korsholm | Korsnäs | Kristinestad | Kronoby | Laihia | Larsmo | Malax | Maxmo | Nykarleby | Närpes | Oravais | Pedersöre | Vaasa | Vähäkyrö | Vörå | ||
| Ostrobothnia Region | Western Finland | Finland |
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