Ruotsinpyhtää (; ) is a
former municipality of
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. Ruotsinpyhtää,
Pernå
Pernå (, Sweden ; ) is a former municipality of Finland.
Pernå is located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 3,961 (31 December 2009) and covered an area of of ...
and
Liljendal
Liljendal is a former municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 1,472 (31 December 2009) and covered an area of of which is water ...
were consolidated to
Loviisa
Loviisa (; ; formerly Degerby) is a town in Finland, located on the southern coast of the country. Loviisa is situated in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Loviisa is approximately , while the Loviisa sub-region, sub-regi ...
on January 1, 2010.
It is located in the
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Southern Finland
Southern Finland (, ) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia.
History
On September 1, 1997 the Uusimaa Province, the Ky ...
and was part of the
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 ...
region
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(now
Uusimaa
Uusimaa (; , ; 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, Helsinki, alo ...
). The municipality had a population of 2,893 (December 31, 2009)
and covered an area of of which is water.
The population density was .
The municipality was
bilingual
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, with majority being
Finnish and minority
Swedish speakers.
History
The area of Ruotsinpyhtää was originally part of
Pyhtää
Pyhtää () is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Kymenlaakso regions of Finland, region, west of the city of Kotka.
Overview
The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is wa ...
. After the
Treaty of Åbo
The Treaty of Åbo, or the Treaty of Turku, was a peace treaty signed between the Russian Empire and Sweden in Åbo (Turku) on in the end of the Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743.
History
By the end of the war, the Imperial Russian Army had ...
in 1743 the border between
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
and
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...
was drawn on the
Ahvenkoski rapid, dividing Pyhtää between the two states. Due to this the western side became known as Ruotsinpyhtää (Swedish Pyhtää). In 1744 Jakob Forsell (later af Forselles) and Anders Nohrström bought the local ironworks, which was renamed Strömfors after their surnames. In 1817 Strömfors became the official Swedish name for the municipality.
The Ruotsinpyhtää church was built in 1771 from wood. The church was renovated in 1898 to its current
gothic revival
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an Architectural style, architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half ...
appearance.
Kulttuuriympäristö.nba.fi (in Finnish)
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People born in Ruotsinpyhtää
* Carl Axel Gottlund (1796–1875)
* Gustaf Mickels
Gustaf Evert Mickels (9 November 1879, Ruotsinpyhtää – 24 July 1949) was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1922 to 1924, representing the Swedish People's Party of Finland
The Swedish People's Party of ...
(1879–1949)
* Henrik Kullberg (1891–1953)
* Sylvi Siltanen
Sylvi Cecilia Siltanen (née Johansson; 22 November 1909, Ruotsinpyhtää – 8 December 1986, Turku) was a Finland, Finnish accountant and politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1958 to 1972, representing the Social Democr ...
(1909–1986)
* Pamela Tola
Pamela Tola (born 15 October 1981) is a Finnish actress and director.
Tola was born in Ruotsinpyhtää, Finland. She has appeared on television since 2003. She appeared in the 2005 film '' Paha maa'' (Frozen Land), and starred as the main charac ...
(1981–)
* Toni Lindberg (1985–)
See also
* Virginia af Forselles
References
External links
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Populated coastal places in Finland
Former municipalities of Finland
Loviisa
Populated places established in 1743
Populated places disestablished in 2010
1743 establishments in Sweden