Kristinestad ( Finland Swedish: [krisˈtiːneˌstɑːd] , Sweden Swedish: [krɪsˈtîːnɛˌstɑːd] ; Finnish : Kristiinankaupunki [ˈkristiːnɑŋˌkɑu̯puŋki] ; Latin : Christinea ; lit. ' Christine Town ' ) is a town in Finland , located on the west coast of the country. Kristinestad is situated in Ostrobothnia , along the Gulf of Bothnia . The population of Kristinestad is approximately 6,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 17,000. It is the 152nd most populous municipality in Finland.
4-611: Kristinestad is located in the western part of Finland on the shore of the Bothnian Sea . Kristinestad covers an area of 683.25 km (263.80 sq mi) (excluding sea areas) of which 14.66 km (5.66 sq mi) is inland water. The population density is 8.99/km (23.3/sq mi). Kristinestad is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 41% Finnish speakers, 53% Swedish speakers, and 7% speakers of other languages. The Finnish name "Kristiinankaupunki"
8-574: A continental subarctic climate ( Dfc ). Kristinestad is twinned with: This Western Finland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bothnian Sea The Bothnian Sea ( Swedish : Bottenhavet ; Finnish : Selkämeri ) links the Bothnian Bay (also called the Bay of Bothnia) with the Baltic proper . Kvarken is situated between the two. Together,
12-559: Is the longest municipality name currently in use in Finland. In the vernacular, locally and on some maps, the town itself is known only as "Kristiina". The town was chartered in 1649 by Per Brahe the Younger 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. Kristinestad has
16-767: The Bothnian Sea and Bay make up a larger geographical entity, the Gulf of Bothnia , where the Bothnian Sea is the southern part. The whole Gulf of Bothnia is situated between Sweden , to the west, Finland , to the east, and the Sea of Åland and Archipelago Sea to the south. The surface area of the Bothnian Sea is approximately 79,000 square kilometres (30,500 sq mi). The largest coastal towns, from south to north, are Rauma and Pori in Finland, and Gävle and Sundsvall in Sweden. Umeå (Sweden) and Vaasa (Finland) lie in
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