The Myrskylä church village (also known as Myrskylä; , ) is a village and the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
in the
municipality by the same name in
Eastern Uusimaa
Eastern Uusimaa or, officially, Itä-Uusimaa (; ; literally "Eastern New Land") was one of the 19 regions of Finland, until it consolidated with the region of Uusimaa on 1 January 2011. It bordered the regions of Uusimaa, Päijänne Tavastia (Pä ...
. It is located on the western shore of a lake called
Kirkkojärvi. The center of the nearest town,
Orimattila
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, is less than 20 kilometers to the north.
The village is home to the
Myrskylä Church, which was inaugurated in 1803. Many other of the municipality's main services are also located in the church village, including the
Sale grocery store
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,
health center
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,
pharmacy
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,
library
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and the
Osuuspankki bank
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. The village also has an
elementary school
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founded in 1872.
[Suomenmaa, maantieteellis-taloudellinen ja historiallinen tietokirja, ensimmäinen osa ''Uudenmaan lääni'', sivu 156, toimittanut Lauri Hendell, toimitus professori J. E. Rosberg, professori Kustavi Grotenfelt, professori J. G. Granö ja filosofian maisteri Kaarlo Hildén, 1919, Helsinki, Tietosanakirja-Osakeyhtiö, 1919, Helsinki, Helsingin Uusi Kirjapaino (in Finnish)]
See also
*
Lapinjärvi (village)
Sources
*Suuri Maatilakirja III (Uusimaa), kohta Myrskylä (in Finnish)
*Suomen maatalousmuseo Sark
Sarka - maatilat webissä(in Finnish)
References
External links
Map of the Myrskylä village
Myrskylä
Villages in Uusimaa
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