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Visit parikkala 2016
Parikkala is a municipality of Finland located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 5,219 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 592.89 square kilometres (228.92 sq mi) of which 167.78 km2 (64.78 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (23/sq mi).
Contents
- Visit parikkala 2016
- Map of 59100 Parikkala Finland
- 4k bird s eye view finland parikkala s rkisalmi ilmasta katsottuna elok 2016
- History
- Education
- Traveling and Routes
- References
Map of 59100 Parikkala, Finland
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
4k bird s eye view finland parikkala s rkisalmi ilmasta katsottuna elok 2016
History
Parikkala is located around lake Simpele and it is a part of a countryside rich with hills and chains of ridges. Settlements and artifacts dated to the Stone Age and Bronze Age have been found in Parikkala. A permanent settlement was established around the 15th century. Many demarcations had a significant impact to Parikkala's development from the Treaty of Nöteborg on August 12, 1323 to peace treaties signed in 1947 with the Soviet Union. After World War II 1/3 (199.3 km²) of Parikkala's area was handed over to the Soviet Union. Orthodoxy has been very influential in this area since the middle ages. Later, Parikkala has become known for its many dairies. Parikkala became independent in the year 1617. In the year 2004 three municipalities (Parikkala, Saari and Uukuniemi) merged to form one municipality called Parikkala.
Education
A comprehensive school, one of the first rural schools in Karelia of Ladoga, was founded 1907. In the year 1910 was first three classed school building built, later on it expanded to consist a gymnasium, hall and kitchen. A Grand piano was provided in the hall of school, and Finnish artists Toivo Kuula and Oskar Merikanto kept their concerts there when visiting Parikkala. Upper secondary school started in the year 1940 and first class graduated in the year 1943. The largest number of pupils was in the 50s, when over 500 pupils attended school there.
Traveling and Routes
Parikkala is located in on the main railway line from Helsinki to Joensuu. A railway station is in the middle of Parikkala village center. Traveling time is about three and half hours from Helsinki, and all passenger trains stop at Parikkala. The city of Imatra is about 60 km south of Parikkala.