Kumlinge

Kumlinge

Kumlinge is a municipality consisting of a group of islands in Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. Kumlinge, which is also the name of the largest island in the group, means "rocky passage."

The municipality has a population of 366 (2007) and covers an area of 96.59 km² of which 0.31 km² is water. The population density is 3.8 inhabitants per km².

93.5 per cent of the population is Swedish-speaking, 4.8 per cent is Finnish-speaking and 1.8 per cent speak other languages.

The Kumlinge airfield is situated on the main island.

History

The first visitors to Kumlinge were Vikings who stopped there during their voyages. The first permanent residents arrived in the 13th century. According to taxrolls from the 16th century there were about a dozen houses on the main island at the time, home to mostly farmers and fishermen. In the 20th century the population of Kumlinge slowly began to decline.

Demographics

ights

The church in the village is dedicated to St. Anne and dates from the 15th century. There are two farm museums in Kumlinge: Hermas museigård and Sjölunds gårdsmuseum. There is also a memorial stone in Fälberget which is dedicated to the war of 1808 when a Russian battalion was defeated in the village of Kumlinge. The old post route also goes through Kumlinge.

External links

* [http://www.kumlinge.ax/ Official website of Kumlinge]
* [http://www.kumlinge.info Visit Kumlinge! - the tourist gateway of Kumlinge]
* [http://map3.navici.com/NTP.bHZtIDMxNDU0NDcuODk0MDIgNjcwNjczNS41NTY3OCA4NjAgNTc0IDQgYmtnZCAzNTM0NzkwIDY5NzcyMjAgbW92ZXRvIHsgIkt1b3BpbyIgbGFiZWwgeyB9IHdhbGsgbGVnIHsgMCAwIH0gd2FsayBsZWcgeyAtMTEyIC01MyAtNDggMzA1IDk2IC05MSAwIDAgfSB3YWxrIGxlZyAiS3VvcGlvIiBsYWJlbCB9IHJvdXRlLmRyYXcgc2hpcG91dA=.TAHqGqNFE9Sbzuwh-MoXzA29J9A=.pngMap of Kumlinge]


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