Kurikka
Kurikka [ Kurik ː ɑ ] is a Finnish town in the countryside Southern Ostrobothnia.
The population is 14,394 (as of 31 December 2012). The town itself is situated about 30 kilometers from Seinäjoki, a rail hub in western Finland. The area of the city covers 913.53 square kilometers, of which 7.81 square kilometers is water area. Through the city flows the river Kyrönjoki; The city center lies at the intersection of Highway 12 European road / highway 3 from Tampere to Vaasa and the federal highway 67 from Kristiinankaupunki to Seinäjoki. The coat of arms shows a blue Elchskopf against a white background with two white, crossed batons (Finnish: Kurikka ) in front of a blue background.
History
The city Kurikka is documented since 1412. Back then pulled the Hirvi - Heikki called elk hunters in the area with vast forests and a river landscape. Finnish standards relatively early settled in the early 19th century metal and wood industries in the city. 1868, the municipality became independent in 1966 and received the first markets law. Ten years later, in 1977, its town rights were granted. At the beginning of 2009, the neighboring community Jurva was incorporated.
Coat of arms
Description of coat of arms: The coat of arms is cleaved by the dovetail cut in blue and silver.
Economy
Today, several major companies are located in the area of the city, the building industry company Velsa with over 300 and the furniture company with over 100 employees Pohjanmaan Kaluste are the largest employers. However, the service sector is the largest sector with 52.1 percent in agriculture are 9.4 percent of the workforce were employed.
Policy
The Stadtradtswahlen from autumn 2004, the 35 city council seats were awarded as follows: Center Party 17, National Coalition Party 8, Social Democrats 7, 1 Christian Democrats, Left Alliance 1, True Finns first city manager of Kurikka is Kimmo Jarva.
Attractions
Other attractions in the varied landscape belongs within the municipality with forests, river landscapes and agricultural embossed cultural landscape. There is also the local museum with attached observation tower and the electric company museum at Jyllinkoski two museums. Every summer the first weekend in June, the town hosts a festival that your partner is under the motto Collect.
Twinning
Kurikka is twinned with the Swedish Ockelbo, the Norwegian Melhus and the Danish Holmegaard.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Kalevi Kivistö (* 1941), politician
- Juha Mieto (* 1949), cross-country skiers
- Arsi Harju ( born 1974 ), shot putter