Kyyjärvi

Kyyjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkyːˌjærʋi]; lit. "adder lake") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of 1,315 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 469.61 square kilometres (181.32 sq mi) of which 21.39 km2 (8.26 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.6/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kyyjärvi
Municipality
Kyyjärven kunta
Kyyjärvi kommun
Kyyjärvi church.
Coat of arms
Location of Kyyjärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°03′N 024°33.8′E
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionSaarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Charter1929
Government
 • Municipal managerEero Ylitalo
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total469.61 km2 (181.32 sq mi)
 • Land448.23 km2 (173.06 sq mi)
 • Water21.39 km2 (8.26 sq mi)
Area rank193rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total1,315
 • Rank287th largest in Finland
 • Density2.93/km2 (7.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish99.5% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others0.4%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1415.1%
 • 15 to 6461.8%
 • 65 or older23%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19%
Websitewww.kyyjarvi.fi

Neighbouring municipalities are Alajärvi, Karstula, Kivijärvi, Perho and Soini. The municipality centre is located on the shores of Lake Kyyjärvi. Little villages Hokkala, Koskimäki-Huhtala, Kumpula, Noposenaho, Hokkasenaho, Nurmijoki, Oikari, Peuralinna, Pölkki, Saunakylä and Vehkaperä are living mostly from primary production (farming and forestry). Due to its location on the crossroads of two main Finnish roads (Valtatie 13 and 16) the municipality has also a remarkable number of services and little companies compared to its size.

The world's first district heating grid that uses only EKOenergy labelled renewable energy is located in the town center of Kyyjärvi.[6]

Etymology

The origin of the name of Kyyjärvi is unknown but there are few theories of it. The first part of the name, "kyy", is Finnish word for adder (Vipera berus), a venomous snake. Järvi is Finnish word for lake. Adders can be found in Kyyjärvi, as everywhere in Finland. Another theory is that the first citizens moved to the area from the lake Kyyvesi and gave the name Kyyjärvi for their new home area and lake.

Nature

There are all together 46 lakes in Kyyjärvi. Biggest lakes in Kyyjärvi are Lake Kyyjärvi, Heinuanjärvi and Kirvesjärvi.[7]

Notable individuals

Twin towns

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-10-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Kyyjärvi". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  8. "Ystäväkuntalista" (PDF) (in Finnish). Pohjola-Norden. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  9. "Suomen kuntien ystävyyskunnat Virossa" (in Finnish). Suomen suurlähetystö Virossa. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

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