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Also known as Jockas, Jukainen

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.

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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
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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