Alahärmä

Alahärma [ ɑlɑhærmæ ] is a former municipality in the west of Finland. The beginning of 2009 Alahärmä was incorporated together with the communities and Ylihärmä Kortesjärvi in the city Kauhava.

Alahärmä is north of the Southern Ostrobothnia landscape. In addition to the eponymous main district, which is 26 km Located northwest of the city core Kauhava, belonged to the municipality Alahärmä the villages Ekola, Hakola, Hanhila, Hanhimäki, Hilli, Huhtamaki, Kivihuhta, Kojola, Kuoppala, Köykkäri, Lahdenkylä, Ojala, Poromaa, Pelkkala, Perkiömäki, Pesola, Vakkuri, Voltti and Yliviitala. Overall, the community had an area of ​​353.7 square kilometers. The population was 4,661 last.

The first known settlers in the area of Alahärmä was a certain Heikki Maununpoika who immigrated Maunus from southwestern Finnish town and built his house on the river Lapua in 1537. A first wooden church was built in 1752 by local architect Antti Hakola, today Nachfolgerbau the architect Josef Stenbäck was completed in 1903. Today's rural community was officially established in 1867.

Alahärmä was the home of Antti Isotalo, one of the most famous puukkojunkkarit, a group of robbers and highwaymen who made uncertain in the 19th century the area. His house in Alahärmä is now a museum. Furthermore, Alahärmä boasts today of its commitment in the Finnish independence movement; so joined during the First World War 43 of its inhabitants the German hunters to fight against Tsarist Russia. Remember them several monuments in the municipality.

Alahärmä has one of the lowest unemployment rates in all of Finland; Main employer in addition to various medium-sized service companies especially the metal working industry. For agriculture, especially the cultivation of potatoes is important; also there is a fur-bearing animal breeding farm.

In the summer, organized by the Folklore and cultural festival Härmälääset Häjyylyt annually in Alahärmä.

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