Ristiina | |
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Former municipality | |
| Ristiinan kunta Kristina kommun | |
 Ristiina Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ristiina inFinland | |
| Coordinates:61°30.5′N027°15.5′E / 61.5083°N 27.2583°E /61.5083; 27.2583 | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | South Savo |
| Sub-region | Mikkeli sub-region |
| Charter | 1649 |
| Part ofMikkeli city | 2013-01-01 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Virpi Siekkinen |
| Area | |
• Total | 742.02 km2 (286.50 sq mi) |
| • Land | 566.15 km2 (218.59 sq mi) |
| • Water | 175.87 km2 (67.90 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2012)[2] | |
• Total | 4,856 |
| • Density | 8.577/km2 (22.21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.ristiina.fi |
Ristiina (Finnish:[ˈristiːnɑ]; inSwedish also known asKristina) was amunicipality ofFinland. It was founded in 1649 and it was named afterKristina Stenbock, the wife ofGovernor General and CountPer Brahe. From the beginning of the year 2013 Ristiina is a part ofMikkeli city.
Ristiina is located in the province ofEastern Finland and is part of theSouth Savo region. The municipality has a population of 4,856 (31 December 2012)[2] and covers an area of 742.02 square kilometres (286.50 sq mi) of which 175.87 km2 (67.90 sq mi)is water.[1] Thepopulation density is8.5772/km2 (22.2149/sq mi).
The municipality is unilinguallyFinnish.[3]
The area of the later Ristiina municipality was originally a part of the Savilahti parish (the laterMikkelin maalaiskunta), the oldest parish in all ofSavonia. By 1541, Savilahti had been divided into the administrative divisions of Pellosniemi and Visulahti. The Pellosniemi division, which included modern Ristiina, had its center in the village ofOlkkolanniemi. A farm namedPellosniemi still exists in the village. The Ristiina parish was established in 1649. It was also known asBrahelinna after Per Brahe's manor in the area.Ristiina became the sole official name in 1901. The industrial area ofPellosniemi (not to be confused with old Pellosniemi in Olkkolanniemi) was formed in the 1960s in the southern part of theRahikkala village. The name is derived from the Pellos factories (Pelloksen tehtaat).[4]
Ristiina was consolidated with the town ofMikkeli in 2013.
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