Linnainmaa is a district of about 6,000 inhabitants in the eastern part of Tampere , Finland , about six kilometers from the city center . Tampere's eastern bypass borders Linnainmaa in the west, and Highway 12 in the north. The building stock of Linnainmaa consists mainly of detached houses built in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as newer detached, multi-storey and terraced houses . The average age of those living in Linnainmaa is 40.9 years. The largest age group is 30-49 years old. The majority of the residents of the district are employed , the second largest are pensioners .
8-565: The origin of the name of Linnainmaa has been difficult to determine. The minutes of the Great Partition of 1785 mention a field called Linnama , which was jointly owned by several Messukylä houses; the name may thus refer to the main estate of Linna (meaning " castle "). On the other hand, the name of the field may also have been Liinamaa , ie a field where flax has been grown. In western dialects, flax has been called liina (Swedish lin ) and flax has been known to have been cultivated in
16-427: A regulation was issued to given the reform a set organization. Initially, the request to start a reform of a peasant community demanded consensus, but in the regulation of 1757, a village could be shifted upon the request of only one farmer. The reform greatly changed the rural life. According to the old rules, solskifte , the farmers of a village all had equal share in the land owned by the village collectively, and
24-501: The parish of Messukylä. There is a parish house in the area. 61°29′28″N 23°53′25″E / 61.49111°N 23.89028°E / 61.49111; 23.89028 This Western Finland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Great Partition (Sweden) Great Partition ( Swedish : storskiftet Finnish : isojako ) was an agricultural land reform in Swedish Empire . It
32-469: The 1990s near the intersection of Tampere's eastern bypasses and the Lahti Road . The new center of the district, called Koilliskeskus , will be used to develop Tampere's third regional center, which will serve not only the people of Linnainmaa but also the residents of other eastern districts. Linnainmaa has Prisma and K-Citymarket , which provide both commercial and public services. Linnainmaa belongs to
40-439: The area since the 1970s. In the street nomenclature, Alanikkilänkatu, Hannulankatu, Jussilankatu, Kirviälänkatu and Ylinikkilänkatu refer to old main buildings; In the 1960s, Kirviälä was on display as one of the options for the name of the district. Linnainmaa School is a primary school comprising grades 1-9. Linnainmaa Health Center serves the residents of the area. Linnainmaa's commercial services have been concentrated since
48-411: The land belonging to their farm were split around the area. This made the land belonging to each farm hard to access and work, as it was spread with long distances, but it also secured a greater social justice, as everyone had both bad and good land in their possession. The result of the reform was that each farm possessed fewer but larger land parcels. This made the land easier to use, but also lessened
56-493: The region as early as the 18th century, on the basis of which it can be assumed that Linnama was an incorrect notation for a Finnish-speaking scribe. The current name of the district is also inaccurate, as the old locals have used the name "Jussila area" according to the Jussila's farm located there. Linnainmaa's first town plan was approved in 1955, and detached houses, terraced houses and apartment buildings have been built in
64-492: Was a reform supported by the government with the purpose of shifting the land of the village communities, from the solskifte , where every farmer owned several pieces of land split about the village, to a new system, where every farmer owned a connected piece of farmland. The purpose was to increase profit. This was the greatest land reform in Swedish history. The shift began in 1749 by the initiative of Jacob Faggot , and in 1757
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