Hirvensalmi

Hirvensalmi [ ˌ hirʋen sɑlmi ] is a municipality in south-eastern Finland. It is located west of the city of Mikkeli in the midst of the Finnish lake district south of the Puulavesi Lake.

Hirvensami became independent as a parish in 1851, as a municipality in 1868 from Mikkeli. In addition to the Kirchdorf Hirvensallmi it includes the towns of Hirvenlahti, Hurrila, Hämeenmäki, Kekkola, Kilkki, Kotkatvesi, Kuitula, Lahnaniemi, Lelkola, Malvaniemi, Merrasmäki, Monikkala, Parkkola, Puukonsaari, Pyörnilä ( Björnilä ) Pääskynsaari, Pöyry, Ripatti, Suonsalmi, Syväsmäki, Vahvamäki, Vahvaselkä, Väisälä.

The parish church of Hirvensalmi is a 1915 according to plans by Josef Stenbäck erbauter granite building in the style of the Finnish National Romanticism.

Coat of arms

Description of coat of arms: "In the golden shield, a black moose with red hooves ."

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