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Template:Infobox Finnish municipality Pihtipudas is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in northern Central Finland along the highway 4 (E75), about 140 kilometres (90 mi) north of Jyväskylä. 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] There are all together 140 lakes in Pihtipudas. Biggest lakes are Alvajärvi, Muurasjärvi and Saanijärvi.[3] The population density is [convert: invalid number].

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Pihtipudas is perhaps best known for the annual javelin carnival and Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala, the father of Finnish baseball. Putaanportti area offers plenty of services for travelers. Fish Art is a sales exhibition of taxidermic (mounted fish) – unique in Finland. Close to the service station there are shops – in a way factory outlets – specialized in sweets, leather bags and pottery products. Other tourist services are found in the central village and lakeside areas.

Attractions

The scenery and history of Pihtipudas are easy to be found hand in hand on the bridge of Heinäjoki. Local museum and the church are next to each other in the center of Pihtipudas. Places worth mentioning are also Niemenharju area with well-known dancing place, an old demarcation Rillankivi and lake Alvajärvi area.

Buildings and Structures

  • 321 metres tall guyed TV-mast built in 1972

Twin towns

  • Street in Pihtipudas
    Street in Pihtipudas
  • Pihtipudas Military Cemetery
    Pihtipudas Military Cemetery
  • Interior of Pihtipudas Church
    Interior of Pihtipudas Church
  • Muurasjärvi Church
    Muurasjärvi Church
  • Heinäjoki Bridge
    Heinäjoki Bridge

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. ^ "Pihtipudas)". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Ystäväkuntalista" (PDF) (in Finnish). Pohjola-Norden. Retrieved 7 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Vennskapskommune samarbeide i Norden" (in Icelandic). Borgarbyggð Municipality. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Ystäväkuntalista" (PDF) (in Finnish). Pohjola-Norden. Retrieved 7 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Ystäväkuntalista" (PDF) (in Finnish). Pohjola-Norden. Retrieved 7 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Ystäväkuntalista" (PDF) (in Finnish). Pohjola-Norden. Retrieved 7 May 2012.[permanent dead link]

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