Pertteli (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpertːeli]); Swedish: S:t Bertils) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.
Pertteli
Pertteli – S:t Bertils | |
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| Perttelin kunta S:t Bertils kommun | |
 Haali Manor in Pertteli. | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Salo |
| Merged with Salo | January 1, 2009 |
| Seat | Inkere |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Ilkka Salminen |
| Area | |
• Total | 156.08 km2 (60.26 sq mi) |
| • Land | 154.15 km2 (59.52 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 356th |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 3,773 |
| • Rank | 248th |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| +1.6 % change | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Official languages | Finnish |
| Urbanisation | 59.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3% |
| Website | http://www.pertteli.fi/ |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 3,833 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 156.08 km2 of which 1.93 km2 is water. The population density was 24.87 inhabitants per km2. Inkere was the administrative center of Pertteli.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Saint Bartholomew is the namesake of the municipality and is the subject of the heraldic shield.[1]
References
edit- ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
External links
edit Media related to Pertteli at Wikimedia Commons
Pertteli travel guide from Wikivoyage
- http://www.pertteli.fi/ – Official website (in Finnish)
60°26′50″N 23°14′55″E / 60.44722°N 23.24861°E
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