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Ristijärvi

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Ristijärvi () is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of (), which makes it the smallest municipality in Kainuu in terms of population. It covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Ristijärvi
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
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File:Karppalanmylly.jpg
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Ristijärvi
Settlement.image_caption
Karppala mill along the Torvenjoki River.
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Ristijarvi.vaakuna.svg
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120x80px
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Ristijärvi sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Ristijärvi in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Kainuu
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Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Kajaani
Settlement.seat
Ristijärvi (village)
Settlement.leader_title
Municipal manager
Settlement.leader_name
Katri Aula
Settlement.established_title
Charter

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Ristijärven kunta

ristijarvi.fi

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Politics
  • People born in Ristijärvi
  • References
  • External links

Ristijärvi () is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of (), which makes it the smallest municipality in Kainuu in terms of population. It covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality was founded in 1867, while the , designed by Gustaf af Sillén, dates back to 1807. The municipality was named after the Ristijärvi lake () referring to the shape of the lake.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ristijärvi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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