Nummi, Uusimaa
Nummi | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
| Nummi Nummis | |
 Nummi Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Nummi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°23.5′N 023°53′E / 60.3917°N 23.883°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Province | Southern Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region |
| Charter | 1981 |
| Seat | Nummi church village |
| Area | |
| • Land | 196.4 km2 (75.8 sq mi) |
| • Water | 36.8 km2 (14.2 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,915 |
| Climate | Dfb |
Nummi (Swe. Nummis) is a former municipality of Finland. On the 1st of January 1981 Nummi merged with Pusula and formed the municipality of Nummi-Pusula. In the beginning of 2013 Nummi-Pusula merged with city of Lohja and nowadays the Nummi village center area is the 103rd district of Lohja. Before the merger in 1981 the neighboring municipalities of Nummi were Kiikala, the Municipality of Lohja, Pusula, Sammatti, Somero (Somerniemi until 1977), Suomusjärvi and Vihti.[3][3] [4]
History
Nummi was part of Lohja parish and had its own churchyard already in the 17th century. In 1822 a new stone church, representing neoclassical style, was built by the lake Pitkäjärvi. Nummi left Lohja in 1843 and became an independent municipality. The Finnish Heritage Agency has recorded over 117 found relics from Nummi and Pusula area. Most of these items are from Stone Age. Nummi village center and the church area together are a nationally valuable built environment which is protected by law. [3]
Well-known Nummi people
| Name | Occupation | Relation to Nummi |
|---|---|---|
| Pentti Hiidenheimo | MP | a former farmer in Nummi |
| Johannes Korhonen | CEO | a former entrepreneur in Nummi |
| Juhani Leppälä | MP and a minister | Born in Nummi |
| Kaarle Ojanen | MP | a former farmer in Nummi |
| Ruben Stiller | a journalist and a compere | born in Nummi |
| Esa Saario | an actor | born in Nummi |
Hamlets
Haarla, Hakula, Heijala, Heimola, Huhti, Hyrsylä, Hyvelä, Immola, Jakova, Järvenpää, Jättölä, Korkianoja, Kovela, Leppäkorpi, Luttula, Maikkala, Maskila, Mettula, Miemola, Millola, Mommola, Mäntsälä, Nummi, Näkkilä, Oinola, Oittila, Pakkala, Pälölä, Raatti, Remala, Rettlahti, Röhkölä, Salo, Saukkola, Sierla, Sitarla, Tavola, Varttila and Vivola.
The population centres in Nummi are Nummi village centre (around the church) and Saukkola.[5]
Nature
water
The largest water systems in Nummi are lake Pitkäjärvi, which is connected to Nummi river, and Lake Valkerpyy which is connected to Lake Lohja.
Protected nature areas
The cultivated Nummi river valley is a nationally valuable and protected area. [3]
References
- ^ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Suomen kunnat: Nummi". www.toti.eu.com.
- ^ "Suomen tilastollinen vuosikirja 1980". 6 March 1981 – via www.doria.fi.
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