Marttila
| Marttila | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Marttilan kunta | ||
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 Location of Marttila in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 60°35′N 022°54′E / 60.583°N 22.900°ECoordinates: 60°35′N 022°54′E / 60.583°N 22.900°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Southwest Finland | |
| Sub-region | Loimaa sub-region | |
| Charter | 1409 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Carita Maisila | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 195.28 km2 (75.40 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 195.27 km2 (75.39 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 264th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 2,018 | |
| • Rank | 269th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 10.33/km2 (26.8/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 98.5% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.6% | |
| • Others | 0.9% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.6% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.2% | |
| • 65 or older | 22.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.25% | |
| Climate | Dfc | |
| Website | www.marttila.fi | |
Marttila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmɑrtːilɑ]), Swedish: S:t Mårtens, i.e. Saint Martin′s) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 2,018 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 195.28 square kilometres (75.40 sq mi) of which 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi) is water. The population density is 10.33 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.8/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
During the Swedish domestic war regarding who was to be king, an important battle took place here 29 August 1599. Troops under Axel Kurck, supporting king Sigismund were defeated by troops supported duke Karl, soon to be king Karl IX. Karl more or less already ruled Sweden and what is Finland nowadays, and Sigismund were based in Poland. There is a memorial, erected 1934, to be seen in Marttila. Martilla is along what at that time was called "Tavastlands Oxväg", in Finnish language now posted as "Hämeen Härkätie" which in English translates to "Oxroad of Häme".
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