Messukylä (, also ) is a former municipality of

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which was annexed by the city of

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in 1947. The medieval stone church (built c. 1540) in Messukylä is the oldest building in Tampere. During the

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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 Pirkkala (; ) is a municipality in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies to the southwest of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Pirkkala is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . I ...

. The village of

Takahuhti Takahuhti is a district in Tampere, Finland. It is located in eastern part of the city, close to Atala, Linnainmaa, Kissanmaa and Messukylä. There are many prehistoric residences and finds in the area. Takahuhti was the largest village in Mess ...

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.

, mentioned as early as 1666, was originally a part of Messukylä and was split off from it as a town in 1773.

Teisko Teisko () is a former municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. It was consolidated in 1972 with Tampere, and at the same time Tampere got new districts: Kämmenniemi, Polso, Terälahti and Velaatta. Teisko's neighboring municipalities ...

was a part of Messukylä until 1865, while

Aitolahti Aitolahti (; now forms the Tampere subdivision under the name Aito) is a former municipality in Pirkanmaa region, Finland. It was consolidated in 1966 with Tampere, and at the same time Tampere got new districts: Sorila, Nurmi and Aitoniemi. Un ...

was a part of Messukylä until 1923.

Areas added to Tampere

Kyttälä Kyttälä is a district in Tampere, Finland. It was born in the late 1870s as a working-class neighborhood to the eastern outskirts of the town. As Tampere soon expanded, Kyttälä is now a part of the city center between the Tammerkoski river a ...

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

* J.R. Aspelin (1842 – 1915) *

Heikki Lindroos Henrik (Heikki) Viktor Lindroos (31 May 1865 – 16 April 1915) was a Finland, Finnish cooperative manager and politician, born in Messukylä. He was a member of the Diet of Finland from 1904 to 1905 and of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to ...

(1865 – 1915) * Penna Paunu (1868 – 1920) *

Kalle Suosalo Karl (Kalle) Aleksander Suosalo (9 February 1869 – 2 March 1918; original surname ''Johansson'') was a Finnish baker and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1916 to 1917, representing the Social Democratic Party of ...

(1869 – 1918) *

Frans Oskar Lilius Frans Oskar Lilius (15 April 1871 – 12 December 1928) was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland, a member of the Finish Supreme Court and served three times as the Minister of Justice. He was born in Messukylä an ...

(1871 – 1928) *

Antti Kaarne Antti Johannes Kaarne (27 November 1875, Messukylä - 14 July 1924, Turku; surname until 1906 ''Karlsson'') was a Finnish industrial worker, smallholder, newspaper editor and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing ...

(1875 – 1924) *

Vilho Lehokas Wilhelm (Vilho) Bernhard Lehokas (24 April 1876 in Messukylä – May 1918 in Viipuri; original surname ''Löfqvist'') was a Finnish upholsterer and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1916 to 1918. During the Finnis ...

(1876 – 1918) *

Feliks Kellosalmi Felix (Feliks) Emil Kellosalmi (3 June 1877, Messukylä - 28 March 1939; surname until 1908 ''Pettersson''; name as Soviet citizen ''Феликс Петрович Келлосальми'') was a Finnish typesetter and politician. He was a member o ...

(1877 – 1939) *

Antti Linna Antti Emil Linna (7 October 1916 - 17 January 2000) was a Finnish engineer and politician. He was at first active in the National Progressive Party. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the People's Party of Finland from 196 ...

(1916 – 2000) * Tellervo M. Koivisto (1927 – 1982) *

Jorma Peltonen Jorma Kalevi Peltonen (11 January 1944 – 30 April 2010) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. Born in Messukylä, Finland, he played for Ilves, Jokerit, and Lukko. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey ...

(1944 – 2010)

References

Districts of Tampere Former municipalities of Finland Populated places disestablished in 1947 {{WesternFinland-geo-stub