Kuhmalahti

Kuhmalahti [ kuhmɑlɑhti ] (Swedish Kuhmalax ) is a former municipality in the Finnish landscape Pirkanmaa. In early 2011 it was incorporated into the municipality Kangasala.

Kuhmalahti located 37 kilometers east of the center of Kangasala on the eastern shore of the lake Längelmävesi. The community Kuhmalahti had an area of ​​220.7 square kilometers (of which 52.2 square miles inland waters). The administrative center was the place Pohja, the parish village of the municipality, however, is the place iso- Pento. The population of Kuhmalahti was last 1,041. The community was Kylmäkoski monolingual Finnish speakers. How many rural places in Finland is Kuhmalahti affected by population decline and aging for decades. In 1960 the community had more than 2,000 inhabitants.

Kuhmalahti originally belonged to the parish Kangasala. Around 1640 it became a chapel community, which was assumed in 1896 Sahalahti. 1901 Kuhmalahti became an independent parish. The simple wooden church of Kuhmalahti was built in 1845-1846, designed by EB Lohrmann, the free-standing bell tower dates back from 1780 to 1782 built predecessor. The place Vehkajärvi has its own church, which was erected in 1841 by the villagers after a drawing by Benjamin Helen. Several of the places in the community have still wooden houses from the 18th and 19th centuries and are performed in the Finnish Register of Historic Places as worth protecting cultural landscape.

The coat of arms of Kuhmalahti was designed by heraldist Gustaf of Numers 1961. The blazon is: In the red shield a fallen silver tip with a red flame.