Sammatti () is a
former municipality of
Finland
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. It was consolidated with the city of
Lohja
Lohja (; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Lohja is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Lohja is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, munici ...
in the beginning of 2009.
It is located in the
province
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of
Southern Finland and is part of the
Uusimaa
Uusimaa (; , ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, Helsinki, alo ...
region
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. The municipality had a population of 1,365 (31 December 2008)
and covered a land area of . The
population density
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was .
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
It was the birthplace of one of Finland's most famous writers,
Elias Lönnrot
Elias Lönnrot (; 9 April 1802 – 19 March 1884) was a Finnish polymath, physician, philosopher, poet, musician, linguist, journalist, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish language, Finnish Oral literature, oral poetry. He is best k ...
, the compiler of the
Kalevala.
Villages
Prior to its consolidation into Lohja in 2009, Sammatti contained the following villages:
* Haarijärvi (Haarjärvi)
* Karstu
* Kaukola
* Kiikala
* Leikkilä
* Lohilampi
* Luskala
* Myllykylä
* Niemenkylä
* Sammatti
See also
*
Karjalohja
*
Nummi-Pusula
References
External links
Official website of Sammatti municipalityGenealogy of families in Sammatti
{{Authority control
Former municipalities of Finland
Populated places disestablished in 2009
2009 disestablishments in Finland
Lohja