Iisalmi

town in the region of Northern Savonia in Finland
Place town Q748533
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Iisalmi

Summary

Iisalmi is a town[1]. Iisalmi ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,116 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Iisalmi is located in North Savo[3].
  • Iisalmi is in the country of Finland[4].
  • Iisalmi's head of government is recorded as Jarmo Ronkainen[5].
  • Iisalmi's instance of is recorded as town[6].
  • Iisalmi's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland[7].
  • Iisalmi's instance of is recorded as city[8].
  • Iisalmi's official language is recorded as Finnish[9].
  • Iisalmi's shares border with is recorded as Kiuruvesi[10].
  • Iisalmi's shares border with is recorded as Kuopio[11].
  • Iisalmi's shares border with is recorded as Lapinlahti[12].
  • Iisalmi's shares border with is recorded as Pielavesi[13].
  • Iisalmi's shares border with is recorded as Sonkajärvi[14].
  • Iisalmi's shares border with is recorded as Vieremä[15].
  • Iisalmi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lüneburg[16].
  • Iisalmi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Võru[17].
  • Iisalmi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kirishsky District[18].
  • Iisalmi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guldborgsund Municipality[19].
  • Iisalmi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pécel[20].
  • Iisalmi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nykøbing Falster[21].
  • Iisalmi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nyköping[22].
  • Iisalmi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Notodden Municipality[23].
  • Iisalmi's legislative body is recorded as Iisalmi City Council[24].
  • Iisalmi's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Iisalmi[25].
  • Iisalmi's postal code is recorded as 74100[26].
  • Iisalmi's Commons category is recorded as Iisalmi[27].

Body

Geography

Iisalmi is in the country of Finland[4]. Iisalmi is located in North Savo[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+23389'}[28], {'amount': '+23113'}[29], {'amount': '+22903'}[30], {'amount': '+22835'}[31], {'amount': '+22647'}[32], and {'amount': '+22639'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[6], municipality of Finland[7], and city[8].

History and Context

January 1, 1627 marks the founding of Iisalmi[34].

Why It Matters

Iisalmi ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,116 views/month).[2] Iisalmi has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Iisalmi is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . kaleva.fi. kaleva.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . The correspondence table between municipalities and language distribution in 2024. stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . stat.fi. Retrieved . stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . stat.fi. Retrieved . stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . stat.fi. Retrieved . stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . stat.fi. Retrieved . stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . stat.fi. Retrieved . stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . stat.fi. Retrieved . stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . iisalmi.fi. Retrieved . iisalmi.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . iisalmi.fi. Retrieved . iisalmi.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . iisalmi.fi. Retrieved . iisalmi.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . iisalmi.fi. Retrieved . iisalmi.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . iisalmi.fi. Retrieved . iisalmi.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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