Savitaipale | |
Official Name: | Finnish: Savitaipaleen kunta Swedish: Savitaipale kommun |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | 61.2°N 68°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | South Karelia |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Lappeenranta sub-region |
Leader Title: | Municipal manager |
Leader Name: | Johanna Mäkelä |
Established Title: | Charter |
Established Date: | 1639 |
Established Title2: | Municipality |
Established Date2: | 1867 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +03:00 |
Website: | www.savitaipale.fi |
Savitaipale (pronounced as /fi/; literally translated the "clay passage") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of NaNSavitaipale}} of which NaNSavitaipale}} is water. The population density is NaNSavitaipale.
The bastionné line of the coat of arms refers to Savitaipale's position as a border keeper in the period between the Treaty of Åbo concluded in 1743 and the border review carried out in 1812. The plough in the coat of arms refers to the local agriculture in the region. The coat of arms was designed by Viljo Savikurki, and the Savitaipale municipal council approved it on January 2, 1953. The Ministry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on March 3 of the same year.[1] [2]