Ylihärmä

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Coat of arms of the former municipality of 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

Web links

Commons : Ylihärmä  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Status: 2008, source: Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-ala kunnittain January 1, 2008. ( Memento of August 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  2. 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