Kristinestad
Template:Short description Template:Infobox settlement Kristinestad (Template:IPA;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Langx Template:IPA; Template:Langx; Template:Literal) is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Kristinestad is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Kristinestad is approximately {{#expr:Template:Data Finland municipality/population countround −3}}, while the sub-region has a population of approximately {{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/population count + Template:Data Finland municipality/population count + Template:Data Finland municipality/population countround −3}}. It is the Template:Ordinal most populous municipality in Finland.
Kristinestad is located in the western part of Finland on the shore of the Bothnian Sea. Kristinestad covers an area of Template:Convert (excluding sea areas) of which Template:Convert is inland water.<ref name="total_area" /> The population density is Template:Convert.
Kristinestad is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of Template:Pct Finnish speakers, Template:Pct Swedish speakers, and Template:Pct speakers of other languages.
The Finnish name "Kristiinankaupunki" is the longest municipality name currently in use in Finland. In the vernacular, locally and on some maps, the town itself is known only as "Kristiina".
History
The town was chartered in 1649 by Per Brahe the Younger at Koppö island and is named for Queen Christina of Sweden.<ref name="establish">Get to known the town: Urban traditions since 1649 – Visit Kristinestad</ref> Kristinestad is known for its old town with low wooden houses and narrow alleys. In April, 2011, Kristinestad became Finland's first Cittaslow community.<ref>Kristiinankaupunki on Suomen ensimmäinen ja ainut Cittaslow-kaupunki, eli virallisesti leppoisa (in Finnish)</ref>
Geography
Climate
Kristinestad has a continental subarctic climate (Dfc). Template:Weather box
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Kristinestad is twinned with:
- Template:Flagicon Sala, Sweden
- Template:Flagicon Novello, Italy
Gallery
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Ulrica Eleonora church in central Kristinestad. -
During twilight over the town bay and the silhouette. -
Summer market of Kristinestad in 1989. -
City Hall (1865)
