Joroinen Jorois | |
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Municipality | |
| Joroisten kunta Jorois kommun | |
) Joroinen church | |
) Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Paris of the Savonia[2] | |
) Location of Joroinen in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°11′N 027°50′E / 62.183°N 27.833°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Savo[1] |
| Sub-region | Varkaus sub-region |
| Charter | 1631 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Joonas Hänninen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[3] | |
| • Total | 711.76 km2 (274.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 575.43 km2 (222.17 sq mi) |
| • Water | 136.3 km2 (52.6 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 148th largest in Finland |
| Population (2020-12-31)[4] | |
| • Total | 4,689 |
| • Rank | 179th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 8.15/km2 (21.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 1.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.3% |
| • 65 or older | 20.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[7] | 19.25% |
| Website | www.joroinen.fi |
Joroinen (Swedish: Jorois) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo[1] region. The municipality has a population of 4,689 (31 December 2020)[4] and covers an area of 711.76 square kilometres (274.81 sq mi) of which 136.3 km2 (52.6 sq mi) is water.[3] The population density is 8.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (21.1/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Juva, Leppävirta, Pieksämäki, Rantasalmi and Varkaus. Varkaus, a town in the North Savo region, is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Joroinen, and Varkaus Airport is located in Joroinen.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Joroinen has the biggest disc golf course in Finland with 36 holes.[8][9]
Joroinen is often called "Paris of the Savonia" because in the 1700s the people of the manor spoke mainly French.[2]
Some villages
- Joroisniemi
- Järvikylä
- Kaijonkylä
- Kaitainen
- Katisenlahti
- Kerisalo
- Kerisalonsaari
- Kotkatlahti
- Kurkela
- Kuvansi
- Koskenkylä
- Lahnalahti
- Maavesi
- Montola
- Ruokojärvi
- Ruokoniemi
- Tahkoranta
- Uumaa
Historic manor houses of the area [10]
- Frugård
- Hoviniemi
- Joroisniemi, Braseborg
- Juhanala
- Järvikylä
- Karhulahti
- Korhola
- Koskenhovi
- Kotkanhovi
- Paajala, Örnevik
- Pasala
- Puomila
- Räisälänranta
- Stendal
- Torstila
- Tuomaala
- Virrantalo
- Vättilä
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Joroinen is twinned with:
Ülenurme, Estonia
References
- ^ a b "Government decided on division into regions". Retrieved 1 Jan 2021.
- ^ a b Nykänen, Helmi. "Joroisissa on itsetunto kohdillaan: "Savon Pariisi on aika korskean komea titteli omittavaksi"". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish).
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Joulukuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Pallonen, Kalle. "Joroisiin rakenteilla Suomen suurin frisbeegolf-rata". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Yle Uutiset. Yle Uutiset.
- ^ "Kotkatharjun ulkoilualue - Radat - Frisbeegolfradat.fi". Frisbeegolfradat.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Herrasväen asuinpaikat - Eteläsavon kartanot ja kartanoiksi kutsutut". kirjasto.mikkeli.fi.
External links
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Media related to Joroinen at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Joroinen – Official website