Marttila S:t Mårtens | |
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Municipality | |
| Marttilan kunta S:t Mårtens kommun | |
_-_panoramio.jpg) A countryside of Marttila | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Marttila inFinland | |
| Coordinates:60°35′N022°54′E / 60.583°N 22.900°E /60.583; 22.900 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Loimaa |
| Charter | 1409 |
| Named after | Martin of Tours |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Anne Ahtiainen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 195.99 km2 (75.67 sq mi) |
| • Land | 195.31 km2 (75.41 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 264th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,919 |
| • Rank | 261st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 9.83/km2 (25.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1% |
| • Others | 3.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.3% |
| • 65 or older | 27.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.marttila.fi |
Marttila (Finnish:[ˈmɑrtːilɑ];Swedish:S:t Mårtens, i.e. "Saint Martin's") is amunicipality ofFinland. It is located in theprovince ofWestern Finland and is part of theSouthwest Finlandregion. The municipality has a population of 1,919 (31 December 2024)[2] and covers an area of 195.99 square kilometres (75.67 sq mi) of which 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi) is water.[1] Thepopulation density is 9.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.5/sq mi).
The municipality is unilinguallyFinnish.
Marttila's neighbouring municipalities areKoski Tl,Lieto,Loimaa,Paimio,Pöytyä andSalo.
During the Swedish domestic war regarding who was to be king, an important battle took place here 29 August 1599. Troops underAxel Kurck, supporting kingSigismund were defeated by troops supported duke Karl, soon to be kingKarl 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 now posted as "Hämeen Härkätie", which in English translates to "Oxroad of Häme".
Media related toMarttila at Wikimedia Commons
Marttila travel guide from Wikivoyage
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