Karstula
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Neighbouring municipalities are Kannonkoski, Kivijärvi, Kyyjärvi, Saarijärvi and Soini.
There are all together 159 lakes in Karstula, the biggest lakes being Pääjärvi, Enonjärvi and Vahanka.[3]
History
The name of Karstula is likely derived from the Savonian surname Karstunen, encountered around Ristiina since 1541. First records of the surname in Northern Tavastia (modern Central Finland) are from the 18th century. Karstula was initially a part of the Saarijärvi parish, acquiring chapel rights in 1775 under it. Karstula was allowed to become a separate parish and municipality in 1858, but separated later in 1887. Kyyjärvi was a part of Karstula until 1929, though it only acquired a separate parish in 1944.[4]
Suomenselkä municipality
Kannonkoski, Karstula, Kivijärvi and Kyyjärvi had planned to merge into the Template:Ill from January 1, 2022.[5][6] Karstula, Kivijärvi and Kyyjärvi accepted the merger proposal, but Kannonkoski did not.[7] After Kannonkoski opted out of the planned merger, Kivijärvi also left out. The merger project of the remaining Karstula and Kyyjärvi failed at the Kyyjärvi municipal council meeting held on May 17, 2021, and the Ministry of Finance did not propose a forced merger either.[8]
Architecture
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Transport
Highway 13 between Kokkola and Lappeenranta, main road 58 between Kangasala and Kärsämäki and main road 77 between Kyyjärvi and Siilinjärvi pass through the Karstula municipality.
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Notable people
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- Artturi Koskinen (1904–1981), Member of Parliament
- Jarmo Mäkinen (born 1958), actor
- Nätti-Jussi (1890–1964), legendary lumberjack
- Harri Koskinen (born 1970), designer
Culture
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Twin cities
- Template:Flagicon Broby Municipality, Denmark[9]
- Template:Flagicon Ragunda, Sweden[10]
- Template:Flagicon Stjørdal, Norway[11]
Gallery
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Pääjärvi is the largest lake in Karstula.
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Kirkkovuori observation tower.
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Illustration of Karstula in Finland framstäldt i teckningar edited by Zacharias Topelius and published 1845-1852.
References
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External links
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- Municipality of Karstula – Official website Template:In lang
- Karstula official tourism site
- The International Shooting Week
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