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Also known as Jorois

Joroinen (; ) is a municipality in the North Savo region of Finland. The municipality has a population of approximately 4,626 people and covers an area of 982 square kilometers.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Joroinen
Settlement.other_name
Jorois
Settlement.nickname
Paris of the Savonia
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Joroisten kirkko.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Joroinen church
Settlement.image_shield
Joroinen.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_map
Joroinen sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Joroinen in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Savo
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Varkaus
Settlement.leader_title
Municipality manager
Settlement.leader_name
Jaakko Kuronen
Settlement.established_title
Charter

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Jorois
Country
Finland
Official language
Finnish
Population
4494
Area
136.86
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Shares border with
Varkaus
Official website
www.joroinen.fi
Image
Joroisten kirkko.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Joroinen
Commons category
Joroinen
category of associated people
Category:People from Joroinen
inception
1631-01-01
associated electoral district
Savo-Karelia
located in the statistical territorial entity
Varkaus sub-region
email address
mailto:[email protected]
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Some villages
  • Historic manor houses of the area
  • Notable people
  • International relations
  • Twin towns — sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Joroinen (; ) is a municipality in the North Savo region of Finland. The municipality has a population of approximately 4,626 people and covers an area of 982 square kilometers.

The bull's head on the coat of arms refers to the municipality's position in the development of agriculture in the 19th century, as Joroinen was home to a dairy and livestock school and the first livestock breeding association in Eastern Finland, and the round shots around the bull's head reminds the ancient location of the parish near the historical Swedish-Russian border and the battles fought there. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson and was adopted on June 12, 1953.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Joroinen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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