Tenala ( fi, Tenhola) is a former municipality in

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, He ...

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 ...

. It was neighboured by

Hanko Hanko may refer to People *August Hanko (military personnel), August Hanko, German First World War flying ace Places *Hanko, Finland, town and municipality *Hanko Peninsula, Finland *Hankø, an island in the Oslo Fjord in Norway *The asteroid ...

Kisko Kisko () is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on 1 January 2009. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,869 (2004-12-3 ...

Perniö Perniö (; sv, Bjärnå) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 6 ...

Pohja Pohja (; sv, Pojo) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Ekenäs and Karis to form the new town of Raseborg in 2009. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality ...

Särkisalo Särkisalo (; sv, Finby) is a former municipality of Finland, located mostly on Särkisalo island. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. T ...

and Ekenäs. The municipality was established in 1329. The stone church of Tenala was built in late 15th century and the paintings on the

piers Piers may refer to: * Pier, a raised structure over a body of water * Pier (architecture), an architectural support * Piers (name), a given name and surname (including lists of people with the name) * Piers baronets, two titles, in the baronetages ...

are from the 17th century. The

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of the church was renovated in 1762. In 1988, Tenala had 2991 inhabitants living in an area of 443.6 km² and 86.96% of the inhabitants spoke

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as their

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. In 1993, the municipality consolidated with Ekenäs. In 2009, Tenala became a part of the newly established city of

Raseborg Raseborg ( fi, Raasepori) is a town (administrative area) and municipality of Finland. It was created on January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of Ekenäs, Karis and Pohja were consolidated into a single town. Of these, Ekenäs now serves as t ...

Notable residents

Ingeborg Norell Ingeborg Norell (born ''Ingeborg Stenborg''; 1727, apparently in Porvoo in present-day Finland – 1782), was the first Finnish woman to have received an official decoration and to have been the subject of a commemorative plaque. She gained recognit ...

, heroine of 1780 *

Fredrik Stjernvall Fredrik Stjernvall (30 September 1845 in Tenala – 26 January 1916) was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland The Senate of Finland ( fi, Suomen senaatti, sv, Senaten för Finland) combined the functions of cabi ...

, senator

References

External links

Tenala church website
{{authority control Former municipalities of Finland Populated places established in the 1320s 1329 establishments in Europe Populated places disestablished in 1993