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Marttila (Finnish: [ˈmɑrtːilɑ]; Swedish: S:t Mårtens, i.e. "Saint Martin's") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,923 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 195.99 square kilometres (75.67 sq mi) of which 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi) is water. The population density is 9.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.5/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Marttila's neighbouring municipalities are Koski Tl, Lieto, Loimaa, Paimio, Pöytyä and Salo.
History
During the Swedish domestic war regarding who was to be king, an important battle took place here 29 August 1599. Troops under Axel Kurck, supporting king Sigismund were defeated by troops supported duke Karl, soon to be king Karl IX. Karl more or less already ruled Sweden and what is Finland nowadays, and Sigismund were based in Poland. There is a memorial, erected 1934, to be seen in Marttila.
Martilla is along what at that time was called "Tavastlands Oxväg", in Finnish now posted as "Hämeen Härkätie", which in English translates to "Oxroad of Häme".
Notable people
Sirkka-Liisa Anttila (born 1943), politician; the former Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Lauri Heikkilä (born 1957), politician
Simo Laaksonen (born 1998), racing driver
Gallery
References
External links
Media related to Marttila at Wikimedia Commons
Marttila travel guide from Wikivoyage
Municipality of Marttila – Official website (in Finnish)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Bristol Blenheim
- Kepengarangan Alkitab
- Elisa (perusahaan)
- Waino Voeldemar Aaltonen
- Vironniemi
- Daftar anggota Parlemen Finlandia
- Marttila
- Marttila (surname)
- Elena Marttila
- John Marttila
- Sweden
- Otto Marttila
- Southwest Finland
- Marttila, Helsinki
- 1972 United States Senate election in Delaware
- Hannah Shaw (internet celebrity)
