Kristinestad, the oldest church.

Kristinestad (Kristiinankaupunki in Finnish) is a municipality in Finland. Population 7,836 (2003) with majority being Swedish speakers. The city was chartered in 1649 at Koppö island. This idyllic town with low wooden houses and narrow alleys is unlike any other place in the Nordic Countries although there are other cities in Finland with a similar wooden house architecture, e.g. Kaskö, Raumo and Borgå. Kristinestad has often been called the pearl of the southern part of the Gulf of Bothnia. The town covers an area of 687.64 km² (excluding sea) of which 9.37 km² is inland water. It has a shoreline of 370 km. Image File history File links Kristinestad_church. ... Image File history File links Kristinestad_church. ... The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... The Nordic countries (Greenland not shown) The Nordic countries is a term used collectively for five countries in Northern Europe. ... The Baltic Sea The Gulf of Bothnia (Fin. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ...