Säynätsalo
Säynätsalo [ ˈsæy̯nætsɑlɔ ] is a district of the Finnish city of Jyväskylä on the island of the same name in Lake Päijänne . From 1924 to 1993 Säynätsalo formed its own community .
Säynätsalo includes the islands of Säynätsalo and Lehtisaari, part of the island of Muuratsalo and a strip of land on the mainland on the west bank of the Päijänne. The islands are only separated from each other or from the mainland by a narrow channel and can be reached via bridges. Jyväskylä city center is around 16 kilometers away. The Säynätsalo district has 3,341 inhabitants (as of 2008).
The island of Säynätsalo , which then belonged to the municipality of Korpilahti , was uninhabited until the end of the 19th century . It wasn't until a sawmill was founded in 1897 that a factory settlement developed on the island. In 1914 the industrialization of Säynätsalo continued with the establishment of a plywood factory. The plywood factory still exists today and is now owned by the UPM-Kymmene Group. In 1921, the Muurame community broke away from Korpilahti. At the beginning, Säynätsalo also belonged to Muurame, but in 1924 it became an independent municipality. The municipality of Säynätsalo initially only comprised the island of the same name, but in 1935 and again in the 1960s the municipality expanded to include areas from Muurame. In 1993 Säynätsalo was incorporated into the city of Jyväskylä, although the two communities did not have a common border at the time. With the incorporation of Korpilahti and the rural community of Jyväskylä in 2009, Säynätsalo is now connected to the rest of the city of Jyväskylä, but only on the water; the overland route to Säynätsalo continues via Muurame.
The most important building in the district is the Säynätsalo town hall . This was completed in 1952 according to plans by the well-known Finnish architect Alvar Aalto . The town hall of Säynätsalo is one of the most important buildings in Aalto and heralds the "red phase" in his work, in which Aalto preferred to use red bricks. Säynätsalo Church was consecrated in 1927.
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Boat harbor
Main road
Säynätsalo town hall
Säynätsalo Church
Individual evidence
- ↑ Website of the city of Jyväskylä: Säntätsalo: Nykypäivä ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Finnish)
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Coordinates: 62 ° 8 ' N , 25 ° 46' E