Vähäkyrö

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Coordinates: 63 ° 4 ′  N , 22 ° 6 ′  E

Vähäkyrö coat of arms

The former rural community Vähäkyrö [ ʋæɦæˌkyrø ] ( Swedish : Lillkyro ) is Vaasa in Finland in the landscape Ostrobothnia and belonged to manage Community Kyrönmaa . Vähäkyrö was incorporated into Vaasa in 2013 and thus belongs to the Vaasa administrative community .

The place covers an area of ​​177.68 km 2 , of which 1.99 km 2 are inland water. The formerly independent municipality had the municipality number 942. At the time the municipality was dissolved on December 31, 2012, it had 4,727 inhabitants, the population density was 26.9 inhabitants / km².

The settlement extends over an even strip on both sides of the very fish-rich river Kyrönjoki and is concentrated in the districts of Kirkonkylä (church village), Merikaarto and Tervajoki.

The village is surrounded by fields and a forest in which the remains of Ice Age settlement were found.

history

The first inhabitants settled in the area at the beginning of our era, when the land slowly began to rise from the sea. As the coastline receded, the people gradually took possession of the new land, maintaining their old maritime trade links. The abundant prehistoric grave finds testify to this, for example a wine trowel, which was made in the Roman Capua in 100 AD and served as a burial object in the 4th century AD, or Arabic coins from the 9th century.

Vähäkyrö became independent in 1607 and received its first church in 1610. The current church was completed in 1803, but the bell tower was completed in 1767.

The history of Vähäkyrö is presented in the local history and tinsmith museum.

Daughters and sons of the church

  • Erik Tulindberg (* 1761; † 1814), the first Finnish composer of classical music

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish Land Surveyors): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB) Retrieved June 5, 2013 (Finnish).
  2. ↑ KUNTIA ASUKASLUVUT AAKKOSJÄRJESTYKSESSÄ. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 3, 2013 ; Retrieved June 5, 2013 (Finnish). 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.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / vrk.fi

Web links

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