Petäjävesi (; lit. "pine water") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland, next to the city of Jyväskylä, and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which , or almost 8%, is water.

Geography

Nature

There are all together 99 lakes in Petäjävesi. The biggest lakes are Jämsänvesi-Petäjävesi, Ala-Kintaus and Ylä-Kintaus. Karikkoselkä is a lake in Petäjävesi, which is formed by a meteorite.

The Karikkoselkä impact crater is located southeast of the municipal centre.

Villages

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  • Heikkilänperä
  • Karikonkylä
  • Liisalanperä
  • Metsäkulma
  • Jussilanperä
  • Kintaus
  • Kuitula
  • Kuivasmäki

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  • Kukkaro
  • Kumpu
  • Pengerjoki
  • Piesaskylä
  • Töysänperä
  • Urrianperä
  • Ylä-Kintaus

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Notable people

  • Mika Aaltola (1969–), Finnish political scientist
  • Jarmo Kytölehto (1961–), Finnish rally driver
  • Frans Lehtonen (1859–1920), Finnish politician
  • Olavi Tupamäki (1944–), Finnish engineer and politician

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File:Petäjävesi Old Church interior pulpit choir.JPG|Petäjävesi Old Church interior

File:Petäjävesi - church2.jpg|Petäjävesi New Church

File:Petajavesi Old Church.jpg|Petäjävesi Old Church

File:Petäjäveden baptistiseurakunta.jpg|Petäjävesi Baptist Church

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References

  • Municipality of Petäjävesi – Official website, finnish, english