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Reisjärvi () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Reisjärvi
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Reisjärven kirkko.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Reisjärvi Church
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Reisjärvi.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
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Reisjärvi sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Reisjärvi in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Ostrobothnia
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Nivala–Haapajärvi
Settlement.leader_title
Municipal manager
Settlement.leader_name
Marjut Silvast
Settlement.established_title
Charter
Settlement.established_date
1868
Settlement.timezone
EET

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Reisjärvi () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The silver, five-pronged trident blade featured in the coat of arms is inspired by the ancient significance of inland lake fishing. The coat of arms was designed by Gustaf von Numers and was approved by the Reisjärvi municipal council on 26 June 1952. The Ministry of the Interior confirmed the coat of arms for use on 3 November of the same year.

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

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