Lemland
Lemland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.
Lemland | |
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Municipality | |
| Lemlands kommun | |
 The medieval parish church in Lemland. | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lemland in Finland | |
  Lemland Location in Åland | |
| Coordinates: 60°04.2′N 020°05.2′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Åland |
| Sub-region | Åland Countryside sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mikael Smeds |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 965.30 km2 (372.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 113.08 km2 (43.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 852.23 km2 (329.05 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 293rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2020-07-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,095 |
| • Rank | 256th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 18.53/km2 (48.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 93.2% (official) |
| • Finnish | 4.4% |
| • Others | 2.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 21.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.3% |
| • 65 or older | 13.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 16.5% |
| Website | www.lemland.ax |
The municipality has a population of 2,095 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 965.30 square kilometres (372.70 sq mi) of which 852.23 km2 (329.05 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 18.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (48.0/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Swedish.
The Lemström channel divides Lemland from its neighboring municipality, Jomala. It was widened by Russian POWs in 1882.
History
The church in Lemland was built in the 13th century and has wall paintings from the 14th century. The church is dedicated to Bridget of Sweden.
During the Finnish War in 1808 the Swedish king Gustav IV Adolf had his headquarters in the Lemland parsonage.[6]
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "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.
- "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.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- Torsten Hellberg (ed): Åland – mer än öar, p.19. Stockholm 2001.
External links
Media related to Lemland at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Lemland – Official website
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