Jakobstad
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- For the Latvian town known in German as Jakobstadt, please see Jēkabpils.
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| City | Jakobstad (1620) |
| Administrative Province | Western Finland |
| Historical Province | Ostrobothnia |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
93 km² 89.1 km² 3.9 km² |
| Population - Total (2003) - Density |
19,431 219.7/km² |
| Time zone | Helsinki, Riga, Tallinn: UTC+2 |
Jakobstad in Swedish, or Pietarsaari in Finnish, is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland.
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[edit] History
The town was founded in 1652 by Ebba Brahe, the widow of the military commander Jacob De la Gardie, and was granted city privileges by Queen Christina of Sweden. The Swedish name literally means Jacobs's City or Jacobs's Town. The town was founded at the old harbour of the parish Pedersöre and this name lives on in the Finnish name of the municipality, Pietarsaari. The town is bilingual, 55% are Swedish speakers and 42% Finnish speakers.
[edit] Culture
Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the national poet of Finland, was born in Jakobstad.
Home of the galleon Jacobstads Wapen based on 1755 drawings by Swedish naval architect Fredrik Henrik af Chapman [1]
[edit] Sports
The town's football team FF Jaro plays in Veikkausliiga, the first league in Finland.
[edit] External links
- Jakobstad Pietarsaari - Official site
- Interactive map of Jakobstad
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| Isokyrö | Jakobstad | Kaskinen | Korsholm | Korsnäs | Kristinestad | Kronoby | Laihia | Larsmo | Malax | Maxmo | Nykarleby | Närpes | Oravais | Pedersöre | Vaasa | Vähäkyrö | Vörå | ||
| Ostrobothnia Region | Western Finland | Finland |
