Kyyjärvi

Kyyjärvi is a Finnish municipality with 1469 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012).

Geography

Kyyjärvi located in the northeast of the landscape of Central Finland in the area of ​​sparsely populated Suomenselkä - moraine. The relief is hilly and reaches a height of 231 meters above the sea level. Large parts of the municipality are mired and still in a fairly natural state. The Aapamoore Pohjoisneva, Saarisuo, Valleussuo, Löytösuo, Hirvilampi and Peuralamminneva are reported as part of the Natura 2000 system as nature reserves. They are habitat for many rare plant and animal species, including wolf, brown bear, lynx, otter and Waldren.

The largest lake in the municipality, with an area of 16.34 square kilometers, the eponymous Kyyjärvi ( " Kreuzottersee "). Also Kirchdorf Kyyjärvi is at its south bank. The village is a crossroads of the Finnish National Road 13 ( Kokkola Jyväskylä ) and 17 ( Ylistaro - Kyyjärvi ) as a transport hub of importance. At the Finnish railway network Kyyjärvi is not connected, the nearest railway station is located 80 kilometers west in Lapua.

In Kirchdorf the municipal administration and the shopping center palletizing is located. To the municipality next to the village church includes the villages Hokkala, Koskimäki - Huhtala, Kumpula, Noposenaho, Hokkasenaho, Nurmijoki, Oikari, Peuralinna, Pölkki, Saunakylä and Vehkaperä.

History

The area of Kyyjärvi was settled shortly after the end of the last ice age, such as stone tool discoveries prove particularly from the higher ground north of the city limits. A permanent settlement was created in the rough region, however, only in the 17th century, beginning on the south bank of the Kyyjärvi. Since the 18th century led one of the few trade routes between the Küstenstädtten and the Finnish inland through today Kyyjärvi, the Savon tie. At this strategically important road was fought the battle of Lintulahti at the site of the present church village on July 3, 1808 in the Russo- Swedish war. Swedish - Finnish troops in a thickness of about 650 men here placed themselves under the command of Major Otto von Fieandt the advancing Russians from the north Colonel Yegor Wlastow contrary, but ended up defeated after fierce battles and give retire after Perho.

Until obtaining municipal independence in 1929, belonged to the municipality Kyyjärvi Karstula. For years Kyyjärvi is affected as many rural communities by continuing rural exodus; In 1970, the municipality still approximately 2,000 inhabitants.

Attractions

In Kyyjärvi some estates and village ensembles from the 19th and early 20th century, well preserved and protected as a cultural landscape. Mentioned here is in particular the village Pölkki on the north shore of the lake and the built in Ostrobothnian style estates Koskipää, Meriläinen and Niemelä.

The first designs for the church of Kyyjärvi were made ​​as early as 1914, but the construction was undertaken until 1952-53, so that its shape is characterized by an unadorned functionalism.

Policy

As in most rural areas of Finland is in Multia the Centre Party, the largest party. In the local elections 2008, she received more than half of the votes. In council, the highest decision-making body for local affairs, it represents 10 of the 17 MPs. The second largest group is the National Coalition Party with three seats followed by the Social Democrats with two deputies. Right are strongly represented, the Christian Democrats with a double-digit election results and also two seats on the City Council.

Kyyjärvi maintains community partnerships with Luhansk in Ukraine ( since 1990) and Võnnu in Estonia ( since 1990).