Mäntyharju Station Area | |
Native Name: | Finnish: Mäntyharjun asemanseutu |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Finland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Finland |
Coordinates: | 61.4183°N 26.8753°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | South Savo |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Mäntyharju |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 10.32 |
Population Total: | 3,629 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | 351.6 |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code: | 52700 |
Mäntyharjun asemanseutu (Mäntyharju station area) is a village and administrative center of the Mäntyharju municipality in South Savo, Finland. At the end of 2019, the village had 3,629 inhabitants.[1] It is located along the Savonia railway, and as its name suggests, the village has developed in the immediate vicinity of the Mäntyharju railway station.[2] Lake Pyhävesi is located near the village.[3]
In addition to the railway station, many of the municipality's most important services are located in the village, such as a high school and a comprehensive school, a library, a health center, a pharmacy, a sports field, a couple of grocery stores (S-market and K-Supermarket) and a few restaurants. There is also a rural hotel called Villa-Aurora in the village.[4]