Rautjärvi

Municipality

Rautjärven kunta

Simpele church in Rautjärvi

Coat of arms

Location of Rautjärvi in Finland

Coordinates: 61°26′N 029°21′E / 61.433°N 29.350°ECoordinates: 61°26′N 029°21′E / 61.433°N 29.350°E

Country

Finland

Imatra sub-region

1871

Government

• Municipal manager

Harri Anttila

Area (2016-01-01)

• Total

351.59 km² (135.75 sq mi)

• Land

351.64 km² (135.77 sq mi)

• Water

50.25 km² (19.40 sq mi)

Area rank

219th largest in Finland

Population (2016-03-31)

• Total

3,505

• Rank

213th largest in Finland

• Density

9.97/km² (25.8/sq mi)

Population by native language

• Finnish

98.7% (official)

• Others

1.2%

Population by age

• 0 to 14

13%

• 15 to 64

60.4%

• 65 or older

26.6%

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

• Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Municipal tax rate

19%

Website

www.rautjarvi.fi

Rautjärvi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 3,505 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 351.59 square kilometres (135.75 sq mi) of which 50.25 km² (19.40 sq mi) is water. The population density is 9.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.8/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. It was the birthplace of legendary sniper Simo Häyhä, a hero of the Winter War of World War II.

The municipality of Rautjärvi was founded in the year of 1861. A few years prior in 1859, the Rautjärvi parish had founded an independent church.

After the Winter War ended with the signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty on March 12, 1940, almost half of Rautjärvi (198.9 km²) was handed over to the Soviet Union in accordance with the treaty.

The villages of Rautjärvi are inclusive of: Haakanala, Hallilanmäki, Hiivaniemi, Hinkkala, Hynnilä, Ilmee, Jurvala, Kalpiala, Kekäleniemi, Kokkola, Kopsala, Korjola, Korpijärvi, Lankila, Latvajärvi, Miettilä, Niskapietilä, Partila, Pirhola, Purnujärvi, Rautjärvi, Siisiälä, Torsansalo, Uimola, Untamo, Viimola, Vähikkälä

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