Marttila

Marttila (Finnish: [ˈmɑrtːilɑ]; Swedish: S:t Mårtens, i.e. "Saint Martin's") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,930 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 195.99 square kilometres (75.67 sq mi) of which 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.6/sq mi).

Marttila
S:t Mårtens
Municipality
Marttilan kunta
S:t Mårtens kommun
A countryside of Marttila
A countryside of Marttila
Coat of arms of Marttila
Coat of arms
Location of Marttila in Finland
Location of Marttila in Finland
Coordinates: 60°35′N 022°54′E
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionLoimaa sub-region
Charter1409
Named forMartin of Tours
Government
 • Municipal managerAnne Ahtiainen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total195.99 km2 (75.67 sq mi)
 • Land195.31 km2 (75.41 sq mi)
 • Water0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
 • Rank264th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,930
 • Rank260th largest in Finland
 • Density9.88/km2 (25.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 • Finnish95.6% (official)
 • Swedish1%
 • Others3.4%
Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 1415.9%
 • 15 to 6456.3%
 • 65 or older27.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.marttila.fi

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Marttila's neighbouring municipalities are Koski Tl, Lieto, Loimaa, Paimio, Pöytyä and Salo.

History

During the Swedish domestic war regarding who was to be king, an important battle took place here 29 August 1599. Troops under Axel Kurck, supporting king Sigismund were defeated by troops supported duke Karl, soon to be king Karl IX. Karl more or less already ruled Sweden and what is Finland nowadays, and Sigismund were based in Poland. There is a memorial, erected 1934, to be seen in Marttila. Martilla is along what at that time was called "Tavastlands Oxväg", in Finnish now posted as "Hämeen Härkätie", which in English translates to "Oxroad of Häme".

Notable people
  • Sirkka-Liisa Anttila (born 1943), politician; the former Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
  • Lauri Heikkilä (born 1957), politician
  • Simo Laaksonen (born 1998), racing driver
  • Church
    Church
  • Borough hall
    Borough hall
  • Lainamakasiinit
    Lainamakasiinit
  • Nuorisoseurantalo
    Nuorisoseurantalo

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. "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.

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