Sastamala

Sastamala [ ˌ sɑstɑ mɑlɑ ] is a city in the west of Finland, by the merger of the city and the communities Vammala Äetsä and Mouhijärvi was the beginning of 2009. Since 2013, Kiikoinen one of them.

Geography

Sastamala is located in the western part of the Pirkanmaa landscape on the border of Satakunta. Neighboring cities and municipalities are Ikaalinen in the north, Hämeenkyrö, Nokia and Vesilahti in the east, in the southeast Punkalaidun, Huittinen the southwest, Kokemäki, Kiikoinen and Lavia in the west and Kankaanpää in the northwest.

The urban area of ​​Sastamala covers an area of ​​1385.93 square kilometers, on the banks of Lake Rautavesi. This Sastamala is larger in area than Berlin. In fact, there is no structured urban area. Rather, the city consists of several population centers and the intervening rural areas.

History

A parish Sastamala existed since the 13th century and initially covered a very wide area. In the 15th century, the parish broke Ala- Sastamala ( " Lower - Sastamala "). This split later in the communities Karkku, Tyrvää, Kiikoinen and Kiikka. From the remaining Ylä- Sastamala ( " upper Sastamala " ) is Mouhijärvi, Suodenniemi and Lavia developed.

The place Vammala was founded in 1907 as an independent market town ( kauppala ), 1965 received the place a city charter. 1973 Karkku and Tyrvää were incorporated in Vammala, followed in 2007 by the amalgamation of Suodenniemi. The community Äetsä created in 1981 by the merger of the municipalities Kiikka and Keikyä. In 2007, the city Vammala and the communities Äetsä and Mouhijärvi decided to join together in a new city. In contrast, the community Punkalaidun decided against a planned connection. As a name for the new town was initially Rautavesi after the lake of the same name in conversation, ultimately the decision was made as a recourse to the medieval parish on the name Sastamala. As the coat of arms coat of arms of the former municipality Karkku was chosen.

Twinning

  • Sweden Skövde, Sweden
  • Denmark Ringsted, Denmark
  • Norway Halden, Norway
  • Russia Kashin, Russia
  • Estonia Kuressaare, Estonia
  • Vásárosnamény Hungary, Hungary
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