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Korsholm

Korsholm
KorsholmMustasaari
Municipality
Korsholms kommunMustasaaren kunta
The Replot Bridge on a grey autumn day
The Replot Bridge on a grey autumn day
Coat of arms of Korsholm
Coat of arms
Location of Korsholm in Finland
Location of Korsholm in Finland
Coordinates: 63°06′45″N 021°40′40″E / 63.11250°N 21.67778°E / 63.11250; 21.67778Coordinates: 63°06′45″N 021°40′40″E / 63.11250°N 21.67778°E / 63.11250; 21.67778
Country  Finland
Region Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Vaasa sub-region
Charter 1348
Government
 • Municipal manager Rurik Ahlberg
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 848.83 km2 (327.74 sq mi)
 • Land 848.14 km2 (327.47 sq mi)
 • Water 2,330.49 km2 (899.81 sq mi)
Area rank 91st largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 19,308
 • Rank 60th largest in Finland
 • Density 22.77/km2 (59.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Swedish 70.2% (official)
 • Finnish 28.7% (official)
 • Others 1%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 19.4%
 • 15 to 64 63.9%
 • 65 or older 16.7%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 19.75%
Website www.korsholm.fi

Korsholm (Finnish: Mustasaari) is a municipality of 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 (Finnish: Sepänkylä), situated 3 km (2 mi) from Vaasa center along Finnish national road 8.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality consists of the central areas, the southern plain, and the extensive archipelago. Parts of the archipelago belong to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kvarken (Finnish: Merenkurkku).

One of Korsholm's more notable landmarks is that it holds Finland's longest bridge, the Replot Bridge (Finnish: Raippaluodon silta). The bridge connects the island of Replot (Finnish: Raippaluoto) to the mainland. Finland's second oldest stone bridge that is still in use, can also be found in Korsholm, in the village of Toby (Finnish: Tuovila).

Major islands in the archipelago include Replot, Björkö, Köklot, Panike and the Valsörarna archipelago.


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