Terjärv

Former Municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland
Terjärv
Terjärv – Teerijärvi
Former Municipality
Terjärv kommun
Teerijärven kunta
Church in Terjärv
Church in Terjärv
Coat of arms of Terjärv
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Tärjä best i vädä
Coordinates: 63°43.5′N 023°02′E / 63.7250°N 23.033°E / 63.7250; 23.033
Country Finland
RegionOstrobothnia
Sub-regionKyrkbyn, Hästbacka, Kortjärvi
Charter1542
 • Density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)

Terjärv (Finnish: Teerijärvi) was an independent municipality of Finland until 1969 but is now set out with Nedervetil and Kronoby, together the new municipality called Kronoby.

Terjärv is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The ex-municipality has a population of about 2,400.

The former municipality is bilingual, with a large majority Swedish-speaking and the minority Finnish. Being 43 kilometres (27 mi) by air from port city Jakobstad at the nearest coastline,[7] the village is among the further inland settlements of Swedish-speaking Finland. The minor village of Vistbacka within the district is even further inland at 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Jakobstad,[8] which makes it the furthest inland settlement where Swedish is the dominant language. Terjärv is known as 'The Pearl Of Ostrobothnia' for the exceptionally nice nature for the region, with rolling hills and numerous lakes along the river running through Terjärv.

Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport is located in Kronoby close to Terjärv.

Villages in Terjärv

[9] Terjärv have 3 main villages; Kyrkoby, Hästbacka, and Kortjärv. Inside these main villages are smaller villages. The largest of these is Småbönders in the southeast. Others are Högnabba, Djupsjöbacka, Kortjärvi, Dövnäs, Kolam, Emet and Drycksbäck. There are also places like Särs-Backman or Skogsbyn, Klubbi, Granö, Skullbacka, Nabba, Sågslamp, Kaitås, Emas, Lotas, Peckas, Sandvik, Grannabba, Långbacka, Lytz, Vistä, Furu, Svartsjö, Myngels, Manderbacka, that cannot be called villages but are boroughs of some of the main villages.

Villages

  • sv:Djupsjöbacka
  • sv:Högnabba
  • sv:Kortjärvi
  • sv:Småbönders

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Key figures on population by region, 1990-2022". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Distance Terjärv, FIN → Jakobstad, FIN". Distance.to. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Distance Vistbacka, FIN → Jakobstad, FIN". Distance.to. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  9. ^ Translation from other page on Wikimedia