Korsholm
Sign in to saveKorsholm (; ) 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
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- Location of Korsholm in Finland
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- 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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- Name
- Middle Ages
- 1973 merger
- Demographics
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- References
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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.
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.