The Siuntio Church Village (, ) is a rural
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
of the
Siuntio municipality in
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 ...
,
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. At the end of 2020, the village had 353 inhabitants.
The village was the former
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of the municipality before it was moved in the 1950s into the
Siuntio Station Area, which grew larger in terms of population due to the placement of
Siuntio railway station.
Services
The Church Village is, as its name suggests, known for its medieval stone church,
St. Peter's Church. The village also houses the
Siuntio Local History Museum, which tells about the local history of the area.
Siuntio Homestead Museum
- Uusimaa Museum Guide
The village used to house even banks, different shops and the municipal administration office at ''Åvalla''. All of the services are located nowadays around the railway station area. Only the parish office remains next to the church.
Images
File:Sjundeå kyrkby.jpg, Siuntio Church Village seen from the top of Krejansberget
Krejansberget is a cliff in Siuntio, Finland, that rises 70 meters above the sea level. The hill is the highest point of Siuntio Church Village. Krejansberget is known for a large Bronze Age burial site that lies on top of it. The burial mounds on ...
.
File:Kyrkån Sjundeå.jpg, River ''Kirkkojoki'' in Siuntio Church Village.
File:Åvalla Siuntio Sjundeå.jpg, The former municipal hall, ''Åvalla''.
File:Siuntion seurakuntakoti Sjundeå församlingshem.jpg, The parish hall that houses the parish office.
File:Sjundeå hembygdsmuseum - Siuntion kotiseutumuseo.jpg, Siuntio Local History Museum.
References
External links
Siuntio Church Village's location
at Fonecta
Siuntio
Villages in Uusimaa
Urban areas in Finland
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