Kangaslampi

Kangaslampi [ kɑŋ ɑslɑmpi ː ] is a place and a formerly independent municipality in eastern Finland. In early 2005 Kangaslampi was incorporated into the city Varkaus.

The Kirchdorf Kangaslampi is located on the shores of Lake Haukivesi 16 km east of the center of Varkaus. Thanks to a few historical buildings from the 19th century, it is a listed building. The old wooden church of Kangaslampi burned, however, in 1972 and was replaced the following year by a modern, also manufactured in wood construction.

The municipality had Kangaslampi an area of ​​412.96 km ² (of which 114.12 km ² inland waters), the population was 1.596 inhabitants last round. In addition to the eponymous village church belonged to the municipality of the villages Harjuranta, Hevonlahti, Palvalahti, Rauhamäki and Viljolahti.

The area of Kangaslampi originally belonged to the parish Rantasalmi. In 1862, the place is a private house of prayer, 1869, he was elevated to the chapel community. As an independent parish in 1894 Kangaslampi broke out Rantasalmi. In early 2005 Kangaslampi was incorporated into the city Varkaus. The community Kangaslampi belonged to the landscape of Southern Savo, by the incorporation in Varkaus changed Kangaslampi but in the countryside Savo.

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