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For the Finnish athlete, see Arvo Askola. For the Finnish bishop, see Irja Askola.

Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality Askola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈaskola]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[1] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.[2] The population density is [convert: invalid number]. Monninkylä is the largest village of municipality in terms of population (1,326 inhabitants).[3] Neighbouring municipalities are Myrskylä, Mäntsälä, Pornainen, Porvoo and Pukkila.

The Askola parish was part of Porvoo until 1639, when it became a chapel parish, and finally became independent in 1896. The Askola church was completed in 1799.[4]

The coat of arms of the municipality seeks influence from the history of the parish; the millstone is reminiscent of the Askolas's many mills and famous breads, while the roses of the coat of arms refer to Finnish author Johannes Linnankoski, who was born and influenced in Askola, whose most famous work was The Song of the Blood-Red Flower.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Askola is one of three municipalities in the Uusimaa region that do not have a Swedish name; the others are Nurmijärvi and Mäntsälä.

Geography

The most significant waters in Askola includes the River Porvoo flowing from the center of Askola between Orimattila and Porvoo, and eleven lakes in the eastern part of the municipality.[5]

Villages

Askola (Kirkonkylä), Huuvari, Juornaankylä, Korttia, Monninkylä, Nalkkila, Nieto, Puharonkimaa, Särkijärvi, Tiilää, Vahijärvi and Vakkola.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Askola:

People born in Askola

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference population_count was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference total_area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Monninkylä in Askola (Uusimaa)". City Population. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. ^ Askolan kirkko Askolan Seurakunta (in Finnish)
  5. ^ Askolan luonto ja historia Askolan 4H

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