Kangaslampi
Kangaslampi [ ˈkɑŋːɑslɑmpi ] is a place and a formerly independent municipality in eastern Finland. In early 2005, Kangaslampi was incorporated into the city of Varkaus .
The church village of Kangaslampi is located on the shores of Lake Haukivesi 16 km east of the city center of Varkaus. Thanks to some historic buildings from the 19th century, it is listed. The old wooden church of Kangaslampi burned down in 1972 and was replaced the following year by a modern building, also made of wood.
The municipality of Kangaslampi had an area of 412.96 km² (114.12 km² of which were inland waterways), the population was last around 1,596. In addition to the eponymous church village, the parish included the villages of Harjuranta, Hevonlahti, Palvalahti, Rauhamäki and Viljolahti.
The area of Kangaslampi originally belonged to the parish of Rantasalmi . In 1862 the place received its own prayer house , in 1869 it was elevated to a chapel parish . As an independent parish , Kangaslampi finally broke away from Rantasalmi in 1894. In early 2005, Kangaslampi was incorporated into the city of Varkaus . The municipality Kangaslampi belonged to the landscape Savo on, through the incorporation in Varkaus Kangaslampi changed but the landscape Savo .
Sons and daughters
- Veikko Heiskanen (1895–1971), geodesist
- Anssi Juutilainen (* 1956), ski orienteer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Finnish Monument Protection Register (Finnish)
- ^ Väestörekisterikeskus
Web links
Coordinates: 62 ° 18 ' N , 28 ° 15' E