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 / 60.583°N 22.900°E / 60.583; 22.900
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionLoimaa sub-region
Charter1409
Named forMartin of Tours
Government
 • Municipal managerCarita Maisila
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
 (2023-09-30)[2]
 • Total1,939
 • Rank260th largest in Finland
 • Density9.93/km2 (25.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish96.1% (official)
 • Swedish1%
 • Others2.9%
Population by age
[4]
 • 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

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 1,939 (30 September 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 9.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.7/sq mi).

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 language now posted as "Hämeen Härkätie" which in English translates to "Oxroad of Häme".

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "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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