Kvevlax
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Kvevlax | |
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Church village | |
| Kvevlax kommun Koivulahden kunta | |
 Kvevlax Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Kvevlax | |
| Coordinates: 63°09′37″N 21°50′15″E / 63.16028°N 21.83750°E / 63.16028; 21.83750 | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Vaasa |
| Municipality | Korsholm |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Kvevlax (Finnish: Koivulahti) is a church village in the municipality of Korsholm, Finland. 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 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.
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[further explanation needed] 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
External links
- Aviation Safety Net
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