Ylihärmä
Ylihärmä [ ˈylihærmæ ] is a former parish in western Finland . At the beginning of 2009 she was incorporated into the city of Kauhava together with Alahärmä and Kortesjärvi .
The church village of Ylihärmä is located 15 kilometers northwest of the core town of Kauhava on the banks of the Lapuanjoki River . The villages of Haapoja, Kangas, Keskikunta, Kosola, Pakankylä, Vesiluoma and Yliluoma also belonged to the municipality of Alahärmä. In total, the community had an area of 152.2 square kilometers. The last population was 2,916.
The village's wooden church is crowned by a ridge turret with an onion dome and was built in 1785–1787 under the direction of Kaappoo Hakola; the free-standing church tower was built in 1828 according to plans by Carl Ludwig Engel .
Personalities
- Johan Sigfrid Sirén (1889–1961), architect
- Paula Risko (* 1960), politician
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Status: 2008, source: Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-ala kunnittain January 1, 2008. ( Memento of August 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ As of December 31, 2008. Source: Väestörekisterikeskus (Finnish population register). ( Memento from September 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 63 ° 9 ' N , 22 ° 46' E