Kalanti ( sv, Kaland, officially ''Uusikirkko Tl'' during 1915–1936) is a
former municipality in
Southwest Finland
Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper ( fi, Varsinais-Suomi ; sv, Egentliga Finland), is a region in the southwest of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The reg ...
region,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. Kalanti is first mentioned in historical sources 1316. It was merged with
Uusikaupunki
Uusikaupunki (; sv, Nystad, ) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region, northwest of Turku and south of Pori. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is inland wate ...
in 1993.
In 1756, a religious
revival that had a strong impact on the Southwest Finland began in Kalanti, when
Lisa Eriksdotter
Elisabeth "Lisa" Eriksdotter (15 October 1733 in Kalanti - year of death unknown), was a Finnish preacher of the '. Her religious visions and ecstasy contributed to the Awakening (Finnish religious movement), religious awakening movement in Finland ...
experienced a religious epiphany.
References
Populated places disestablished in 1993
Former municipalities of Finland
Uusikaupunki
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