Juva
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Juva (, also ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Savo region some North-East of Helsinki. It was founded on 19 January 1442, and is the oldest parish/municipality in Finland whose exact date of birth is known. At the time, it was only the second parish in Eastern Finland, and later, several other parishes were separated from it, such as Sääminki, (present-day Savonlinna), Kuopio, Iisalmi, Pieksämäki, Joroinen, Leppävirta, Siilinjärvi, Lapinlahti and Maaninka. Secular municipal administration was established in 1868.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Juva
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Church of Juva 1 AB.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Juva Church
- Settlement.image_shield
- Juva.vaakuna.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Juva sijainti Suomi.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Juva in Finland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South Savo
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Pieksämäki
- Settlement.leader_title
- Municipal manager
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mervi Simoska
- Settlement.established_title
- Parish
- Settlement.established_date
- 1442-01-19
- Settlement.established_title2
- Municipality
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Jockas kommun
- Population
- 5569
- Area
- 182.32
- Official website
- www.juva.fi
- Image
- Church of Juva-IMG 6860 62.jpg
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- Commons category
- Juva
- citizens' initiative URL
- www.kuntalaisaloite.fi/sv/sok?municipalities=178
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
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Juva (, also ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Savo region some North-East of Helsinki. It was founded on 19 January 1442, and is the oldest parish/municipality in Finland whose exact date of birth is known. At the time, it was only the second parish in Eastern Finland, and later, several other parishes were separated from it, such as Sääminki, (present-day Savonlinna), Kuopio, Iisalmi, Pieksämäki, Joroinen, Leppävirta, Siilinjärvi, Lapinlahti and Maaninka. Secular municipal administration was established in 1868.
Neighbouring municipalities are Joroinen, Mikkeli, Pieksämäki, Puumala, Rantasalmi and Sulkava.
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