Ristiina
Ristiina | |
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Former municipality | |
| Ristiinan kunta Kristina kommun | |
Ristiina Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Ristiina in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°30.5′N 027°15.5′E / 61.5083°N 27.2583°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | South Savo |
| Sub-region | Mikkeli sub-region |
| Charter | 1649 |
| Part of Mikkeli 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) | |
• 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]; in Swedish also known as Kristina) was a municipality of Finland. It was founded in 1649 and it was named after Kristina Stenbock, the wife of Governor General and Count Per Brahe. From the beginning of the year 2013 Ristiina is a part of Mikkeli city.
Ristiina is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the South Savo region. The municipality has a population of 4,856 (31 December 2012) and covers an area of 742.02 square kilometres (286.50 sq mi) of which 175.87 km2 (67.90 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.5772/km2 (22.2149/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.