Liljendal

Liljendal is a former municipality of Finland.

Liljendal
Former municipality
Liljendal kommun Liljendalin kunta
Coat of arms
Location of Liljendal in Finland
Coordinates: 60°34.5′N 026°03.5′E
Country	Finland
Region	Eastern Uusimaa
Sub-region	Loviisa sub-region
Charter	1914
Consolidated	2010
Government
• Municipal manager	Sten Frondén
Area [1]
• Total	119.64 km2 (46.19 sq mi)
• Land	113.67 km2 (43.89 sq mi)
• Water	5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population  (2009-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,472
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	23.8% (official)
• Swedish	74.9% (official)
• Others	1.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.liljendal.fi

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 1,472 (31 December 2009)^[2] and covered an area of 119.64 square kilometres (46.19 sq mi) of which 5.97 km² (2.31 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density was 12.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (33.5/sq mi).

The municipality was bilingual, with majority (74.9%) being Swedish and minority (23.8%) Finnish speakers. The municipality has previously also been known as Liljentaali in Finnish documents.^[4]

Liljendal was consolidated to Loviisa, together with Pernå and Ruotsinpyhtää, on January 1, 2010.

History

Liljendal was originally the name of a seat farm (säteri) in the village of Sävträsk. Its name may have been derived from that of an old Cistercian monastery in Lower Saxony, Lilienthal. At the time, it was a part of the Pernå (Pernaja) parish. The name got its current meaning when the seat farm and nine villages near it became their own chapel community in 1791.^[5] Liljendal became a separate parish in 1914.^[6]