Pieksänmaa

Pieksänmaa [ piɛksænmɑ ː ] is a former municipality in eastern Finland. It included the area around the city Pieksämäki in the Lake District countryside Savo.

The municipality was created in 2004 from the merger Pieksänmaa the rural community Pieksämäki (Finnish Pieksämäen Maalaiskunta ) with the communities Jäppilä and Virtasalmi. On January 1, 2007, Pieksänmaa united with the city Pieksämäki Pieksämäki the city. The community Pieksänmaa had an area of ​​1788.17 km ² (of which 249.40 km ² inland waters) and last around 8,500 inhabitants. It included the villages Heikkolankangas, Hietamäki, Jäppila, Kantala, Karjala, Kirkonkylä, Kontiomäki, Kylmämäki, Maavesi, Mataramäki, Neuvola, Nikkarila, Niskamäki, Nykälä, Pitkäsmäki, Pyhitty, Pyhajarvi, Pöyhölä, Sarkanniemi, Siikamäki, Surnunmäki, Toikkalanmäki, Vanaja, Vehmaiskylä, Venetmäki, Venettekemäranta, Vilhula and Virtasalmi.

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• Former municipality in Finland
• Former church in Southern Savonia
• Pieksämäki