Charter 1868 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Region Tavastia Proper | Seat Parola Local time Saturday 4:24 AM | |
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Area rank 214th largest in Finland Weather -1°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 90% Humidity | ||
Hattula is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Parola.
Map of 13720 Hattula, Finland
It is part of the Tavastia Proper region and until 2010 it was located in the province of Southern Finland. The municipality has a population of 9,739 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 357.81 square kilometres (138.15 sq mi) of which 69.55 km2 (26.85 sq mi) is water. The population density is 27.22 inhabitants per square kilometre (70.5/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
A central element of the landscape in Hattula is lake Vanajavesi by which most of the oldest settlements in the area are concentrated. A notable monument is the Holy Cross Church in Hattula.
Astronomer Anders Planman was born in Hattula. He was one of the first persons to make systematical astronomical observations in Finland.