Place:Petäjävesi, Vaasa, Finland

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NamePetäjävesi
Alt namesPetäjävesisource: Family History Library Catalog
Petajavesi
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates62.283°N 25.167°E
Located inVaasa, Finland
Also located inKeski-Suomi, Länsi-Suomi, Finland    
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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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 is water.[1] The population density is .

Neighbouring municipalities are Jyväskylä, Jämsä, Keuruu, Multia and Uurainen.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The Petäjävesi Old Church, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 for its testimony to Nordic church architecture.

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