- Peräseinäjoki
Peräseinäjoki is a former municipality of
Finland .It was located in the province of
Western Finland and is part of theSouthern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 3,653 (2004 ) and covered an area of 459.13 km² of which 14.11 km² was water. Thepopulation density was 8.2 inhabitants per km². Peräseinäjoki merged with the town ofSeinäjoki onJanuary 1 2005 .The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
History
The first travellers at the areas of Peräseinäjoki have most likely been hunters from the northern parts of
Satakunta and from Tavastia. The first permanent inhabitants are estimated to be arrived at the 1500s and the population was 149 according to census figures on year1750 . Peräseinäjoki separated fromIlmajoki and formed its own municipal administration on1868 . [ [http://www.peraseinajoki.fi/historia/ Peräseinäjoki - Peräseinäjoen yleisesittely ] ]Today
Nowadays Peräseinäjoki is best known of its steel industry, Kalajärvi and sports tradition.
Notable residents
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Ville Ritola was a 5-time Olympic gold medal winner in long distance running.Villages
* Kihniä
* Luoma
* Peräseinäjoki
* Viitala
* HaapaluomaExternal links
* [http://www.peraseinajoki.fi/ Peräseinäjoki]
References
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