Helsingin pitäjän kirkonkylä
Helsingin pitäjän kirkonkylä (Swedish: Helsinge kyrkoby; lit. Helsinki Parish Village) is a city district in Vantaa, Finland. It is located in central Vantaa, in the Tikkurila major region. It is bordered to the north by the Ring III beltway, the west by the Tuusulanväylä highway, and south and east by the Helsinki neighbourhood of Siltamäki. The Helsinki–Vantaa Airport is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northwest of the district.
Helsingin pitäjän kirkonkylä
Helsinge kyrkoby | |
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City District | |
A street in Helsingin pitäjän kirkonkylä | |
Location on the map of Vantaa, with the district in red and the Tikkurila major region in light brown | |
| Coordinates: 60°16′59″N 24°59′09″E | |
| Country | Finland |
| City | Vantaa |
| Major region | Tikkurila |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
| Population (1.1.2014) | |
| • Total | 147 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| Postal Code(s) | 01510 |
| Website | www |
The district is regarded as an important cultural and historic site, as it remains one of the best preserved parishes in southern Finland and the original settlement within Greater Helsinki. The Church of St. Lawrence, the oldest building in Greater Helsinki, is located there. In 2009, the Finnish National Board of Antiquities declared the parish an official culturally significant site.
In terms of land area, the district is the smallest in all of Vantaa, covering a total of 0.7 square kilometres (0.27 sq mi). Its population is also among the smallest, with 147 inhabitants in January 2014. Roughly a third of the population is Swedish-speaking, and all schools in the district are taught in Swedish.