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• Kristinestad3.7.2011 klo 20:38

  Kristinestad is a town and a municipality in Finland. It is located in the western part of Finland on the shore of the Bothnian Sea. The population of Kristinestad is 7156 (31 January 2011) and the municipality covers an area of 682.53 km2 (excluding sea areas). The population is bilingual with a majority speaking Swedish (57%) and the minority Finnish (42%).The town was chartered in 1649 at Koppö island and is named for Queen Christina of Sweden. Kristinestad is known for its old town with low wooden houses and narrow alleys. In April, 2011, Kristinestad became Finlands's first Cittaslow community.

  Cittaslow (literally Slow City) is a movement founded in Italy in October 1999. The inspiration of Cittaslow was the Slow Food organization. Cittaslow's goals include improving the quality of life in towns while resisting "the fast-lane, homogenized world so often seen in other cities throughout the world". Celebrating and supporting diversity of culture and the specialties of a town and its hinterland are core Cittaslow values.

  Cittaslow is part of a cultural trend known as the Slow movement. Cittaslow has expanded broadly beyond Italy. By 2006, national Cittaslow networks existed in Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom; By mid-2009, fourteen countries have at least one officially accredited Cittaslow community. In July, 2009, the small seaside village of Cowichan Bay, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada became Canada's and North America's first Cittaslow town.

  

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