Karkku is a locality and former municipality in Pirkanmaa region, Finland . It was consolidated in 1973 with Vammala , which in turn, was consolidated with Äetsä and Mouhijärvi into a town of Sastamala in 2009. Karkku is located by the lake Rautavesi , about 13 kilometres north of the Sastamala town center.
4-581: The village of Karkku is listed as a Cultural environment of national significance by the Finnish National Board of Antiquities . The village of Karkku was the center of the Medieval Sastamala socken (not to be confused with the modern town of Sastamala), which was one of the 10 original sockens of the historical province of Satakunta . During the 15th and 16th century, Sastamala was split into several smaller parishes. The parish of Karkku
8-458: Is a cultural and research institution, but it is also a government authority charged with the protection of archaeological sites , built heritage, cultural-historically valuable environments and cultural property, in collaboration with other officials and museums. The Agency offers a wide range and diversified range of services, a professional staff of specialists, the exhibitions and collections of its several museums, extensive archives, and
12-611: Was established in 1328. In Karkku is located three churches; the Medieval Saint Mary's Church from the late 15th century, the Karkku Church built in 1913 and the modernist Salokunta Church , completed in 1960 by the design of the architect Timo Penttilä . The Karkku railway station was opened in 1895 as the Tampere–Pori railway was completed. The village is also known of the 1918 Finnish Civil War Battle of Karkku which
16-683: Was related to the Battle of Tampere . Karkku is the birthplace of the politician Hannes Ryömä . This Western Finland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Finnish National Board of Antiquities The Finnish Heritage Agency ( Finnish : Museovirasto , Swedish : Museiverket ), previously known in English as the National Board of Antiquities , preserves Finland 's material cultural heritage : collects, studies and distributes knowledge of it. The agency
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