Marttila (; sv, S:t Mårtens, i.e. "
Saint Martin's") is a
municipality
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of
Finland
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. It is located in the
province
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of
Western Finland
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and is part of the
Southwest Finland
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region
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. The municipality has a population of ()
and covers an area of of which is water.
The
population density
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is .
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish
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.
Marttila's neighbouring municipalities are
Koski Tl
Koski Tl (; sv, Koskis) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Southwest Finland region and was part of the former province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The po ...
,
Lieto
Lieto (; sv, Lundo) is a a city and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The p ...
,
Loimaa
Loimaa (; historical sv, Loimijoki) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is ...
,
Paimio
Paimio (; sv, Pemar) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The pop ...
,
Pöytyä
Pöytyä (; sv, Pöytyä, also ) is a municipality of Finland located in the Southwest Finland region.
The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingua ...
and
Salo Salo or Salò may refer to:
Places Finland
*Salo, Finland, a town in Western Finland
**Salo sub-region, a subdivision of Finland Proper and one of the Sub-regions of Finland since 2009
*An old name of Saloinen, a former municipality in Ostroboth ...
.
History
During the Swedish domestic war regarding who was to be king, an important battle took place here 29 August 1599. Troops under
Axel Kurck
Axel Jönsson Kurck (also known as Akseli Kurki in Finnish language, Finnish), born 1555, died 30 March 1630 in Nakkila) was a colonel in the Swedish army and Finnish nobility, nobleman. He was a member of the Kurki of Laukko family.
Since 1582 Ku ...
, supporting king
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were defeated by troops supported duke Karl, soon to be king
Karl IX. Karl more or less already ruled Sweden and what is Finland nowadays, and Sigismund were based in Poland. There is a memorial, erected 1934, to be seen in Marttila.
Martilla is along what at that time was called "Tavastlands Oxväg", in Finnish language now posted as "
Hämeen Härkätie
Hämeen Härkätie (Oxen Road of Tavastia) is an ancient road in Finland, connecting Turku in Finland Proper to Hämeenlinna in Tavastia Proper. The 162 kilometers long road has been in use at the latest in the 9th century and in many parts it ha ...
" which in English translates to "Oxroad of Häme".
Notable people
*
Sirkka-Liisa Anttila
Sirkka-Liisa Anttila (born 20 December 1943, Marttila) is a Finnish politician and was the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet and Mari Kiviniemi's cabinet. She represents the Centre Party.
Political career
* ...
(born 1943), politician; the former Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
*
Lauri Heikkilä (born 1957), politician
*
Simo Laaksonen
Simo Laaksonen (born 10 September 1998) is a Finnish racing driver, who last competed for MP Motorsport in the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship
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(born 1998), racing driver
Gallery
File:Marttilan_kirkko_1765.jpg, Church
File:Marttilan_kunnantalo.JPG, Borough hall
File:Marttilan_lainamakasiinit.jpg, Lainamakasiinit
File:Marttilan_nuorisoseurantalo.jpg, Nuorisoseurantalo
References
External links
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Municipalities of Southwest Finland
Populated places established in the 1400s
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