Korsholm

Also known as Mustasaari

Korsholm (; ) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Korsholm is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Korsholm is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Korsholm
Settlement.native_name: –
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Raippaluoto_bridge_towers.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The Replot Bridge connects Korsholm to Replot Island
Settlement.image_shield: Mustasaari vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Mustasaari sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Korsholm in Finland
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe marker: city
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ostrobothnia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Vaasa
Settlement.leader_title: Municipal manager
Settlement.leader_name: Rurik Ahlberg

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Geography
Villages
History
Name
Middle Ages
1973 merger
Demographics
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
References
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The town of Vaasa was founded in Korsholm parish in 1606 and today the municipality completely surrounds the city. It is a coastal, mostly rural municipality, consisting of a rural landscape and a large, fractured archipelago. The administrative center is Smedsby, situated from Vaasa center along Finnish national road 8.

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

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