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Kristinestad

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Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality Kristinestad (Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki) is a town and a municipality in Finland. It is located in the western part of Finland on the shore of the Bothnian Sea. The population of Kristinestad is Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[1] and the municipality covers an area of [convert: invalid number] (excluding sea areas) of which [convert: invalid number] is inland water (Error: Invalid time.).[2] The population density is [convert: invalid number]. The population is bilingual with a majority speaking Swedish (0%) and the minority Finnish (0%).[3] The town was chartered in 1649 at Koppö island and is named for Queen Christina of Sweden. Kristinestad is known for its old town with low wooden houses and narrow alleys. In April, 2011, Kristinestad became Finland's first Cittaslow community.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kristinestad is twinned with:

Climate

Kristinestad has a continental subarctic (Dfc) climate.

Climate data for Kristinestad
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) −8
(18) 		−7.8
(18.0) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		1.9
(35.4) 		9
(48) 		14
(57) 		15.7
(60.3) 		13.8
(56.8) 		8.8
(47.8) 		4.0
(39.2) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		3.4
(38.1)
Average precipitation days 10 8 9 8 7 8 11 11 11 11 11 11 116
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References

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  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference population_by_language was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

Media related to Kristinestad at Wikimedia Commons

Ulrica Eleonora church in central Kristinestad.
During twilight over the town bay and the silhouette.
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