Tyrvää (; ) was a municipality in the
Satakunta
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region,
Turku and Pori Province
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,
Finland
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. It was established in 1439 when the Tyrvää parish was separated from the parish of
Karkku. In 1915, the
market town
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of
Vammala
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Geography
Vammala was locat ...
was separated from Tyrvää, and in 1973, Tyrvää was consolidated with Vammala. In 2009, Vammala became a part of the newly established town
Sastamala
Sastamala () is a town in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. Sastamala lies on both sides of River Kokemäenjoki in the southwest corner of Pirkanmaa. The population of Sastamala is approximately , while the South Western Pirkanmaa, sub-reg ...
.
The administrative center of the Tyrvää municipality was located north of Vammala, by the lakes
Rautavesi and
Liekovesi.
Tyrvää is known as the home of the prominent Finnish painter
Akseli Gallen-Kallela, who was raised in Tyrvää, and the site of the medieval
St. Olaf's Church. Finland's first woman writer,
Theodolinda Hahnsson was born in Tyrvää. The twin tower
Tyrvää Church was built in 1855.
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References
Former municipalities of Finland
Sastamala
1439 establishments in Europe
Populated places established in the 1430s
1973 disestablishments in Finland
Populated places disestablished in 1973
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