Saeminki
Sääminki [ ˈsæːmiŋki ] ( Swedish : Säminge ) is a former community in the Finnish countryside of South Savo . In 1973 it was incorporated into the city of Savonlinna , a smaller part went to the municipality of Punkaharju , which in turn has belonged to Savonlinna since 2013.
Geography and population
The municipality of Sääminki included the area surrounding the city of Savonlinna. It had an area of 1010 square kilometers and last 11,710 inhabitants (1970). The municipality of Sääminki included the four settlement centers ( taajama ) Kellarpelto, Nojanmaa, Viuhonmäki and Kuusniemi as well as a number of smaller villages and scattered settlements . The municipal administration was based in Savonlinna.
The Sääminki church originally stood on the Kirkkoniemi peninsula on Lake Pihlajavesi, around four kilometers west of the city center of Savonlinna. The oldest known church, a wooden church with a rectangular floor plan, burned down in 1716 after a lightning strike. 1722-28 a wooden cruciform church was built in its place. This was replaced by a new building in 1783. After the Savonlinna Cathedral was completed, the Sääminki church, which was no longer used, was demolished in 1882. The only reminder of the old church is a free-standing stack of bells from 1773 and the old cemetery, which was closed in 1936.
history
Sääminki was dissolved after 1477 as an independent parish from the parish of Juva . The medieval Sääminki encompassed a large area, which gradually shrank through the establishment of new parishes. In 1578 Rantasalmi broke away as a separate parish from Sääminki, followed in 1617 by Puumala , around 1630 Sulkava and 1640 Kerimäki . In addition, Sääminki gave areas to the Joroinen parish founded in 1631 and Heinävesi founded in 1856 . Olavinlinna Castle and the town of Savonlinna , which was founded in 1639 under the protection of the castle, were also located within the Sääminki parish .
With the Peace of Åbo , Sääminki moved from Sweden to Russia in 1743 . When all of Finland came under Russian rule in 1809, Sääminki was annexed to the newly founded Grand Duchy of Finland together with the rest of the Old Finland . In 1917 it became part of the independent Republic of Finland.
The political municipality of Sääminki was created in 1867 when the municipal administration was separated from the parishes. In 1968 the area around the villages of Ahvensalmi and Oravi changed from the municipality of Rantasalmi to Sääminki. In 1973 the municipality of Sääminki was dissolved and most of it was added to the city of Savonlinna. A smaller part went to the Punkaharju community .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Suomen Kunnat: Sääminki.
- ↑ Website of the parish Savonlinna-Sääminki: Kirkkoniemen kellotapuli. ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ tietoja Suomen seurakunnista
