Kvevlax
Kvevlax | |
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Former municipality | |
| Kvevlax kommun Koivulahden kunta | |
Kvevlax Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kvevlax in Finland | |
Interactive map of Kvevlax | |
| Coordinates: 63°09′37″N 21°50′15″E / 63.16028°N 21.83750°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Province | Vaasa Province |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Vaasa |
| Established | 1857 |
| Consolidated | 1973 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Kvevlax (Finnish: Koivulahti) is a former municipality of Finland in the modern-day region of Ostrobothnia. It is located approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of the city of Vaasa. Kvevlax became an independent parish in 1857. Until 1 January 1973, hen it was merged to Korsholm, it was an independent municipality. Kvevlax has a lower grade primary education school, a kindergarten, a running track, a football pitch and an ice rink. There are two local grocery shops, a library and a bank. It is located within the Eastern European Time Zone (GMT+2)
Flight 311 air crash
On 3 January 1961, a DC-3, the Aero O/Y Flight 311, crashed in Kvevlax, with the loss of all 25 on board. The DC-3 crash was blamed on alcohol-intoxicated and sleep-deprived pilots. The accident remains the worst in Finnish aviation history.
Landmarks
- The Kvevlax Church, built in 1692. The church has a pulpit from 1696, while the organ is much newer, having been purchased in 1975.
- The Kvevlax UF house was opened in 1949, although the youth organization was formed back in 1895. The previous UF house burned down in the winter of 1940.
- The memorial to the air crash