Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Wednesday 11:02 AM | Region Åland Municipal tax rate 16.5% | |
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Sub-region Åland Countryside sub-region Area rank 293rd largest in Finland Weather 7°C, Wind W at 24 km/h, 63% Humidity | ||
Lemland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.
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The municipality has a population of 1,991 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 113.23 square kilometres (43.72 sq mi) of which 852.23 km2 (329.05 sq mi) is water. The population density is 17.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (45.6/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Swedish.
History
The church in Lemland was built in the 13th century and has wall paintings from the 14th century. The church is dedicated to Bridget of Sweden.
During the Finnish War in 1808 the Swedish king Gustav IV Adolf had his headquarters in the Lemland parsonage.
References
Lemland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA