Petäjävesi
# Petäjävesi

Petäjävesi (Finnish pronunciation:; lit. "pine water") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland, next to the city of Jyväskylä, and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 3,633 (28 February 2023) and covers an area of 495.41 square kilometres (191.28 sq mi) of which 39.01 $km^2$ (15.06 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.6/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Jyväskylä, Jämsä, Keuruu, Multia and Uurainen.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The Petäjävesi Old Church, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 for its testimony to Nordic church architecture.

## Nature

There are all together 99 lakes in Petäjävesi. The biggest lakes are Jämsänvesi-Petäjävesi, Ala-Kintaus and Ylä-Kintaus. Karikkoselkä is a lake in Petäjävesi, which is formed by a meteorite.

The Karikkoselkä impact crater is located southeast of the municipal centre.

## Notable people

* Mika Aaltola (1969–)
* Jarmo Kytölehto (1961–)
* Frans Lehtonen (1859–1920)
* Olavi Tupamäki (1944–)

## Gallery

* Petäjävesi Old Church interior
* Petäjävesi New Church
* Petäjävesi Old Church
