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Savitaipale
Municipality
Savitaipaleen kunta
Savitaipale kommun
Savitaipale town hall
Savitaipale town hall
Coat of arms of Savitaipale
Coat of arms
Location of Savitaipale in Finland
Location of Savitaipale in Finland
Country  Finland
Region South Karelia
Sub-region Lappeenranta sub-region
Charter 1639
Municipality 1867
Area
 (2018-01-01)
 • Total 690.56 km2 (266.63 sq mi)
 • Land 539.11 km2 (208.15 sq mi)
 • Water 150.81 km2 (58.23 sq mi)
Area rank 160th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total 3,216
 • Rank 210th largest in Finland
 • Density 5.97/km2 (15.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 97% (official)
 • Swedish 0.4%
 • Others 2.6%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 10.9%
 • 15 to 64 49.8%
 • 65 or older 39.2%
Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website www.savitaipale.fi
Savitaipale - Pehr Adolf Kruskopf - Finland framställdt i teckningar - 75
Illustration in Finland framstäldt i teckningar edited by Zacharias Topelius and published 1845-1852.

Savitaipale (Finnish: [ˈsɑʋiˌtɑi̯pɑle]; literally translated the "clay passage") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 3,216 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 690.56 square kilometres (266.63 sq mi) of which 150.81 km2 (58.23 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.5/sq mi).

Savitaipale Church 2007-04-14
Savitaipale Church

The bastionné line of the coat of arms refers to Savitaipale's position as a border keeper in the period between the Treaty of Åbo concluded in 1743 and the border review carried out in 1812. The plough in the coat of arms refers to the local agriculture in the region. The coat of arms was designed by Viljo Savikurki, and the Savitaipale municipal council approved it on January 2, 1953. The Ministry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on March 3 of the same year.

People

  • Jonni Myyrä (1892–1955)
  • Päivi Tikkanen (born 1960)
  • Taneli Tikka (born 1978)

See also

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