Kerimäki
Encyclopedia
Kerimäki is a municipality of Finland
.
It is located in the province
of Eastern Finland
and is part of the Southern Savonia
region
. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of km2 of which km2 is water. The population density
is PD/km2.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish
.
The Kerimäki Church
, built between 1844 and 1847, is the biggest wooden church in the world (45 metres (147.6 ft) long, 42 m (137.8 ft) wide and 37 m (121.4 ft) high). There are over 3,000 seats there. Altogether there can be 5,000 people at a time in the church.
Lake Puruvesi
, which lies less than a kilometre away from the church, is one of the clearest lakes in the world. The water is so pure, that you can freely drink straight from the lake.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
.
It is located in the province
Provinces of Finland
The state of Finland consisted of six provinces between the years 1997 and 2009. The provincial authority was part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected. The system was created in 1634, and its makeup was changed drastically in 1997, when the number of the provinces...
of Eastern Finland
Eastern Finland
Eastern Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2010. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered Russia.- History :...
and is part of the Southern Savonia
Southern Savonia
Southern Savonia is a region in the south-east of Finland. It borders to the regions Northern Savonia, North Karelia, South Karelia, Kymenlaakso, Päijänne Tavastia, and Central Finland...
region
Regions of Finland
Finland consists of 19 regions called in Finnish and in Swedish. The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition,...
. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of km2 of which km2 is water. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
is PD/km2.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
.
The Kerimäki Church
Kerimäki Church
The Kerimäki Church in Kerimäki, Finland, is the largest wooden church in the world.-History:Designed by Anders Fredrik Granstedt and built between 1844 and 1847, the church has a length of , a width of , a height of and a seating capacity of more than 3,000...
, built between 1844 and 1847, is the biggest wooden church in the world (45 metres (147.6 ft) long, 42 m (137.8 ft) wide and 37 m (121.4 ft) high). There are over 3,000 seats there. Altogether there can be 5,000 people at a time in the church.
Lake Puruvesi
Puruvesi
Puruvesi is a lake in Eastern Finland. The lake is located in Kerimäki, Kesälahti and Punkaharju municipalities. Part of the Saimaa lake system, it borders on the sub-lake system of Pihlajavesi to the south...
, which lies less than a kilometre away from the church, is one of the clearest lakes in the world. The water is so pure, that you can freely drink straight from the lake.
External links
- Municipality of Kerimäki – Official website