Köyliönjärvi

Köyliönjärvi
Köyliönjärvi
	Köyliönjärvi
Location	Köyliö, Finland
Coordinates	61°08′14″N 022°19′36″E
Primary outflows	Köyliönjoki[1]
Basin countries	Finland
Surface area	12.42 km2 (4.80 sq mi)[2]
Max. depth	12.81 m (42.0 ft)[1]
Surface elevation	40.5 metres (133 ft)[2]
Islands	4[1]
Settlements	Köyliö
References	[1][2]

Köyliönjärvi (Lake Köyliö, Swedish: Kjulo träsk) is a lake in the municipality of Köyliö, Finland.

Lake Köyliö is the home of the first documented historical event in Finland as Saint Henry was allegedly murdered on the ice of the lake in 1156. The lake and its surroundings are classified as one of the National landscapes of Finland. The area has been inhabited continuously since the Iron Age.[3]

Islands

Kirkkokari Island is located near the murder site of Saint Henry. It used to be a Medieval pilgrimage site for Roman Catholics.

Kirkkosaari is another and much larger island. Its first church was built there in the 15th century; the present church dates back to 1752.

References

Location at Citizen's MapSite
Finnish Environment Institute: Finnish lakes smaller than 20 square kilometers Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
Köyliönjärven kulttuurimaisemat Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Lake Köyliönjärvi at Wikimedia Commons

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[MapSite-1] Location at Citizen's MapSite

[Ymparisto1-2] Finnish Environment Institute: Finnish lakes smaller than 20 square kilometers Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Köyliönjärven kulttuurimaisemat Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine