Jalasjärvi
Appearance
Template:Infobox Finnish former municipality Jalasjärvi is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the town of Kurikka on 1 January 2016.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Jalasjärvi was 7,834 (30 June 2015)[1] and covered a land area of 818.70 km2 (316.10 sq mi).[2] The population density was 9.5688/km2 (24.7832/sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Villages
Alavalli, Hirvijärvi, Ilvesjoki, Jalasjärvi, Jokipii, Keskikylä, Koskue, Luopajärvi, Sikakylä, Taivalmaa and Ylivalli.
Sights
- The Devil's Nest, the deepest ground erosion in Europe
- The Local Heritage Museum of Jalasjärvi, one of the largest local museums in Finland, consisting of over 25 rural buildings and a collection of exhibits approaching nearly 30,000 items in total
References
External links
- Media related to Jalasjärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Jalasjärvi – Official website