Kemie, Tohmajärvi Explained
| Kemie |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Finland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Finland |
| Coordinates: | 62.2251°N 30.3356°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Finland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Karelia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tohmajärvi |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.68 |
| Population Total: | 1,445 |
| Population As Of: | 31 December 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 308,8 |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
| Postal Code: | 82601 |
Kemie (also known as Tohmajärvi) is a village and administrative center of the Tohmajärvi municipality in North Karelia, Finland.[1] [2] At the end of 2020, the village had 1,445 inhabitants.[3] It is located along the Highway 9, and like several North Karelian human settlements, Kemie has developed on top of a large, forested hill called vaara.[4]
The Tohmajärvi Church is located at Kirkkoniemi on the northern shore of Lake Tohmajärvi, southeast of the Kemie village.[1] [5]
History
Kemie was first mentioned in 1618. The village name is derived from the nearby hill Kemienmäki, locally Kemmiimmäki, meaning "hill of meadows" (kemien is the plural genitive form of a dialectal word kemi). The name of Selkie in Kontiolahti has been formed similarly.[6]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Kemie. Kansalaisen karttapaikka. asiointi.maanmittauslaitos.fi. June 22, 2022. fi. August 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803114342/https://asiointi.maanmittauslaitos.fi/karttapaikka/?lang=fi&share=customMarker&n=6903708&e=673377&zoom=8&title=Kemie. live.
- Web site: Kemie . Alpo . Räisänen . Suomalainen paikannimikirja . Kotimaisten kielten keskus . June 22, 2022 . fi . August 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210825125113/https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf . live .
- Web site: Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan, 2020 . . June 22, 2022 . fi . June 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220622171419/https://statfin.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11s8.px/ . live .
- Book: Kalevi Rikkinen & Hannes Sihvo. Finlandia: Otavan iso maammekirja. Osa 4: Kaakkois-Suomi, Pohjois-Karjala. 376–379. 1985. Otava. 951-1-08662-6. fi.
- Web site: Tohmajärvi (02.013.1.001). Järviwiki. June 22, 2022. fi. August 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803114342/https://www.jarviwiki.fi/wiki/Tohmaj%C3%A4rvi_(02.013.1.001). live.
- Web site: SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf. 152. December 23, 2022. kaino.kotus.fi. fi.
