Temmes is a
former municipality in
Northern Ostrobothnia
North Ostrobothnia ( fi, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa; sv, Norra Österbotten) is a region of Finland. It borders the Finnish regions of Lapland, Kainuu, North Savo, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia, as well as the Russian Republic of Karelia. T ...
in central western
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 ...
. In 2000, the area had a population of 700. It is the birthplace of the renowned
Finnish folklorist and poet
Martti Haavio. Since 2001, most parts of the area have been part of the municipality of
Tyrnävä
Tyrnävä () is a municipality in the North Ostrobothnia region of Finland with a population of
(). It covers an area of , of
which
is water. The population density is
. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The city of Oulu is located about ...
. Separate
enclaves
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...
were merged to
Liminka,
Lumijoki and
Rantsila
Rantsila ( sv, Rantsila, also ) is a village and former municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The village had a population of 812 (31 December 2015), while the former muni ...
. Villages in the area include Haapakylä, Haurukylä, Kärsämä, Temmes and Ylipää.
History
The Temmes area has had inhabitants since the
Stone Age
The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The period lasted for roughly 3.4 million years, and ended between 4,000 BC and 2,000 BC, with t ...
, when the area bordered an ocean. Population in the area became steady in the 14th century and the number of inhabitants increased in the 1550s, when
Gustav I of Sweden
Gustav I, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known as Gustav Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm ('' Riksföre ...
ordered the wilderness to be populated. Settlement advanced by the Temmesjoki river. During the
Greater Wrath, Temmes area was largely destroyed. During the
Middle Ages
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and the beginning of
modern times, the main trade was
fishing
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.
Agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...
began in the 18th century.
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Former municipalities of Finland
Populated places established in 1899
Populated places disestablished in 2001
Villages in Finland
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