Messukylä (, also ) is a
former municipality of
Finland
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which was annexed by the city of
Tampere
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in 1947. The medieval stone church (built c. 1540) in Messukylä is the oldest building in Tampere. During the
Civil War
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(1918), Messukylä was the scene of heavy battles around both the medieval and new churches.
History
Messukylä was first mentioned in 1439, when it was a part of
Pirkkala. The village of
Takahuhti is even older, its area has had permanent inhabitants before the 14th century. Messukylä became a separate parish in 1636, though it already had a chapel community in the 15th century.
Tampere
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, mentioned as early as 1666, was originally a part of Messukylä and was split off from it as a town in 1773.
Teisko was a part of Messukylä until 1865, while
Aitolahti was a part of Messukylä until 1923.
Areas added to Tampere
Kyttälä was a part of Messukylä until 1877. The area where
Kaleva was later built was added to Tampere at the same time.
The areas surrounding the
Hatanpää manor, including
Nekala,
Multisilta and
Lakalaiva, were transferred from Messukylä to Tampere in 1920.
The residential area of Rantaperkiö was later built near Hatanpää.
The rest of Messukylä was consolidated with Tampere in 1947.
People born in Messukylä
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J.R. Aspelin (1842 – 1915)
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Heikki Lindroos (1865 – 1915)
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Penna Paunu (1868 – 1920)
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Kalle Suosalo (1869 – 1918)
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Frans Oskar Lilius (1871 – 1928)
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Antti Kaarne (1875 – 1924)
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Vilho Lehokas (1876 – 1918)
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Feliks Kellosalmi (1877 – 1939)
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Antti Linna (1916 – 2000)
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Tellervo M. Koivisto (1927 – 1982)
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Jorma Peltonen (1944 – 2010)
References
Districts of Tampere
Former municipalities of Finland
Populated places disestablished in 1947
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