Lapinjärvi (village) explained

Lapinjärven kirkonkylä
Native Name:Lappträsk Kapellby
Native Name Lang:sv
Settlement Type:Municipal center
Pushpin Map:Finland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Finland
Coordinates:60.6236°N 26.1972°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Finland
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Uusimaa
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Lapinjärvi
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:706
Population As Of:2020-12-31
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code:07800

Lapinjärven kirkonkylä (Swedish: Lappträsk Kapellby,) is the largest village and administrative center of the Lapinjärvi municipality, located on the eastern shore of Lake Lapinjärvi in Uusimaa, Finland. The distance from the village to the southern town of Loviisa is . The main road connection from the church village to Helsinki or Kouvola is Highway 6 (Vt 6), along which the village is located.

The Lapinjärvi village houses most of Lapinjärvi's offices and municipal hall, and Finnish and Swedish-language primary schools also operate there. Sights in the church village include Lieutenant's residence of Brofogdas from the 18th century and the local museum of Kycklings.[2] There are two churches and two cemeteries located in the church village area.[3] [4]

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  1. https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11s7.px/table/tableViewLayout1/ Taajama- ja haja-asutusalueväestö iän ja sukupuolen mukaan kunnittain, 2020
  2. Book: Christer Kuvaja & Mikael Korhonen. Lapinjärven historia. 346, 646 . 1995. 952-90-6913-8 . fi.
  3. https://www.agricolanseurakunta.fi/kirkot-ja-tilat/kirkot-ja-kappelit/lapinjarven-kirkko Lapinjärven kirkko
  4. https://www.agricolanseurakunta.fi/kirkot-ja-tilat/kirkot-ja-kappelit/lapinjarven-pikku-kirkko Lapinjärven pikku kirkko