Juva
Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality Juva is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region some 270 kilometres (170 mi) North-East of Helsinki. It was founded on 19 January 1442, and is the oldest parish/municipality in Finland whose exact date of birth is known. At the time, it was only the second parish in Eastern Finland, and later, several other parishes were separated from it, such as Sääminki, (present-day Savonlinna), Kuopio, Pieksämäki and Joroinen. Secular municipal administration was established in 1868.[1]
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Lake Jukajärvi is located in Juva municipality.
Culture
Juva is known to be the place of origin of the industrial metal band Ruoska.
References
- ^ Niiranen, Esko (17 September 2007). "Pitkä historia" (in Finnish). Municipality of Juva. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
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External links
Media related to Juva at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Juva – Official website
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