Nummi, Uusimaa

Nummi (Swedish: Nummis) is a former municipality in the Uusimaa region of Finland. In 1981, Nummi merged with Pusula to form the municipality of Nummi-Pusula. In 2013, Nummi-Pusula in turn merged with the city of Lohja, and nowadays the Nummi village centre is the 103rd district of Lohja. Before the 1981 merger, the neighbouring municipalities of Nummi were Kiikala, Lohja, Pusula, Sammatti, Somero (until 1977, Somerniemi), Suomusjärvi and Vihti.[3][4]

Nummi
Former municipality
Nummi
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Nummi Church
Coat of arms
Location of Nummi in Finland
Coordinates: 60°23.5′N 023°53′E
CountryFinland
ProvinceSouthern Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionHelsinki sub-region
Charter1981
SeatNummi church village
Area
 • Land196.4 km2 (75.8 sq mi)
 • Water36.8 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2012)[2]
 • Total2,915
ClimateDfb

History

In the 17th century, Nummi was part of the Lohja parish and had its own churchyard. In 1822, a new stone church was built in the neoclassical style by the shore of Lake Pitkäjärvi. In 1843, Nummi separated from Lohja to become an independent municipality.

The Finnish Heritage Agency has recorded over a hundred relics found in the Nummi and Pusula area. Most of these items are from the Stone Age. The Nummi village centre and church area together are a nationally valuable built environment protected by law.[3]

Notable people
NameOccupationRelation to Nummi
Pentti HiidenheimoMPFormer farmer in Nummi
Johannes KorhonenCEOFormer entrepreneur in Nummi
Juhani LeppäläMP and MinisterBorn in Nummi
Kaarle OjanenMPFormer farmer in Nummi
Ruben StillerJournalist and compereBorn in Nummi
Esa SaarioActorBorn in Nummi

Localities

The main population centres of Nummi are Nummi village centre (around the church) and Saukkola.[5]

The hamlets of Nummi are: Haarla, Hakula, Heijala, Heimola, Huhti, Hyrsylä, Hyvelä, Immola, Jakova, Järvenpää, Jättölä, Korkianoja, Kovela, Leppäkorpi, Luttula, Maikkala, Maskila, Mettula, Miemola, Millola, Mommola, Mäntsälä, Nummi, Näkkilä, Oinola, Oittila, Pakkala, Pälölä, Raatti, Remala, Rettlahti, Röhkölä, Salo, Saukkola, Sierla, Sitarla, Tavola, Varttila and Vivola.

Nature

The largest water systems in Nummi are lake Pitkäjärvi, which is connected to Nummi river, and Lake Valkerpyy which is connected to Lake Lohja.

The cultivated Nummi river valley is a nationally valuable and protected area.[3]

References
  1. "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  3. "Suomen kunnat: Nummi". www.toti.eu.com.
  4. "Suomen tilastollinen vuosikirja 1980". 6 March 1981 – via www.doria.fi. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. https://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/maanmittauslaitos.fi/files/old/kunnat_ja_sijaintialueet_2013.xls
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