Liljendal
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Liljendal
|official_name = {{lang|sv|Liljendal kommun}}
{{lang|fi|Liljendalin kunta}}
|settlement_type = Former municipality
|image_shield = Liljendal.vaakuna.svg
|image_map = Liljendal.sijainti.suomi.2008.svg
|mapsize = 150px
|map_caption = Location of Liljendal in Finland
|pushpin_mapsize = 150px
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Finland
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Eastern Uusimaa
|subdivision_type2 = Sub-region
|subdivision_name2 = Loviisa sub-region
|leader_title = Municipal manager
|leader_name = Sten Frondén
|established_title = Charter
|established_date = 1914
|extinct_title = Consolidated
|extinct_date = 2010
|area_total_km2 = 119.64
|area_land_km2 = 113.67
|area_water_km2 = 5.97
|population_as_of = 2009-12-31
|population_total = 1472
|population_density_km2 = auto
|demographics_type1 = Population by native language
|demographics1_title1 = Finnish
|demographics1_info1 = 23.8% (official)
|demographics1_title2 = Swedish
|demographics1_info2 = 74.9% (official)
|demographics1_info3 = %
|demographics1_title4 = Others
|demographics1_info4 = 1.3%
|demographics2_title1 = 0 to 14
|demographics2_info1 = %
|demographics2_title2 = 15 to 64
|demographics2_info2 = %
|demographics2_title3 = 65 or older
|demographics2_info3 = %
|blank1_name = Climate
|blank1_info = Dfb
|timezone = EET
|utc_offset = +2
|timezone_DST = EEST
|utc_offset_DST = +3
|coordinates = {{coord|60|34.5|N|026|03.5|E|region:FI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = Postal code
|website = [http://www.liljendal.fi/ www.liljendal.fi]
}}
Liljendal is a former municipality of Finland.
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) and covered an area of {{convert|119.64|km2}} of which {{convert|5.97|km2|abbr=on}} is water. The population density was {{convert|12.95|PD/km2}}.
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.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?q=Liljentaali&btnG=Search+Books|title=Liljentaali - Google Search|website=books.google.com|access-date=2016-04-10}}
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.{{Cite web|title=SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|url=https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|page=237|access-date=August 25, 2022|website=kaino.kotus.fi|language=fi}} Liljendal became a separate parish in 1914.{{Cite web|title=Suomen Sukututkimusseura - Liljendal|url=https://hiski.genealogia.fi/seurakunnat/srk?CMD=SRK&ID=297&TYPE=HTML&LANG=FI|access-date=August 25, 2022|website=hiski.genealogia.fi|language=fi}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.liljendal.fi/ Municipality of Liljendal] – Official website {{in lang|sv|fi}}
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Category:Former municipalities of Finland
Category:Populated places established in 1575
Category:Populated places disestablished in 2010
Category:2010 disestablishments in Finland
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