Leivonmäki

Coat of arms of Leivonmäki

Farms in Leivonmäki.

Leivonmäki is a former municipality of Finland. It became a part of Joutsa in 2008. It is known for its marshy grounds and its national park. First inhabitants are mentioned in 1564. It has been a municipality since 1870.

It is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-east from Jyväskylä in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,162 (2003) and covers an area of 409.97 km² of which 29.17 km² is water. The population density is 2.8 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Villages

Etu-Ikola, Havumäki, Kivisuo, Lapinkylä, Leivonmäki, Martinkylä, Rutalahti, Savenaho, Selänpohja, Taka-Ikola

Twinnings

Leivonmäki was twinned with Estonian Municipality Haaslava Parish.

External links

Media related to Leivonmäki at Wikimedia Commons

Municipality of Joutsa – Official website

Municipalities of Central Finland

Municipalities	Äänekoski Hankasalmi Jämsä Joutsa Jyväskylä Kannonkoski Karstula Keuruu Kinnula Kivijärvi Konnevesi Kuhmoinen Kyyjärvi Laukaa Luhanka Multia Muurame Petäjävesi Pihtipudas Saarijärvi Toivakka Uurainen Viitasaari

Former municipalities	Jämsänkoski Jyväskylän maalaiskunta Konginkangas Korpilahti Koskenpää Leivonmäki Pihlajavesi Pylkönmäki Säynätsalo Sumiainen Suolahti

Central Finland Finland

Coordinates: 61°54′55″N 026°07′25″E / 61.91528°N 26.12361°E / 61.91528; 26.12361

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