Pörtom (

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: ''Pirttikylä'') is a former

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in Ostrobothnia,

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. The municipality was consolidated with

Närpes Närpes (; fi, Närpiö ) is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and Municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia (region), Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. T ...

in 1973. North Pörtom, however, was transferred to

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in 1975. The municipality was mostly Swedish-speaking.

History

Pörtom was first mentioned as ''Pörttom, Pörteby'' in 1558. The name ''Pörtom'' is the old

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form of the word ''pörte'', a loanword from Finnish ''pirtti'' referring to a type of cottage. The village was also known as ''Pirttilä'' in Finnish. Pörtom was initially a part of the

parish. Pörtom acquired its first church in 1696 and a priest in 1702. It became a separate parish in 1859, remaining separate until it was transferred back to Närpes in 1973. The Berga glass factory was active in Pörtom between 1796 and 1883. It was one of Finland's largest glass factories in the 1840s.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Portom Former municipalities of Finland