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Petajavesi

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Petäjävesi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland, next to Jyväskylä and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is {{Infobox Finnish municipality/population densityPetäjävesi.Neighbouring municipalities are Jyväskylä, Jämsä, Keuruu, Multia and Uurainen.The municipality is unilingually Finnish.The Petäjävesi Old Church is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.NatureThere 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.PeopleFrans Lehtonen (1859–1920)Olavi Tupamäki (1944–)Jarmo Kytölehto (1961–)
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Petajavesi Old Church
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