Mäntyharjun asemanseutu (lit. Mäntyharju station area) is a village and administrative center of the Mäntyharju municipality in South Savo, Finland. At the end of 2019, the village had 3,629 inhabitants.[1] It is located along the Savonia railway, and as its name suggests, the village has developed in the immediate vicinity of the Mäntyharju railway station.[2] Lake Pyhävesi is located near the village.[3]
Mäntyharju Station Area
Finnish: Mäntyharjun asemanseutu | |
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Village | |
_-_Asematie_3,_M%C3%A4ntyharju.jpg) Mäntyharju town hall | |
  Mäntyharju Station Area Location in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°25′06″N 26°52′31″E / 61.41833°N 26.87528°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | South Savo |
| Municipality | Mäntyharju |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.32 km2 (3.98 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,629 |
| • Density | 351.6/km2 (911/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
In addition to the railway station, many of the municipality's most important services are located in the village, such as a high school and a comprehensive school, a library, a health center, a pharmacy, a sports field, a couple of grocery stores (S-market and K-Supermarket) and a few restaurants. There is also a rural hotel called Villa-Aurora in the village.[4][as of?]
References
edit- ^ a b "Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan, 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Mäntyharju railway station - VR Group
- ^ "Pyhävesi (14.971.1.001)". Järviwiki (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Villa-Aurora palvelee ympärivuotisesti". villa-aurora.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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