Pörtom (Finnish: Pirttikylä) is a former municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland.[1] The municipality was consolidated with Närpes in 1973.[1][2] North Pörtom, however, was transferred to Malax in 1975.[3]
Pörtom | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
| Pörtoms kommun Pirttikylän kunta | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pirttikylä in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°42′N 21°37′E / 62.700°N 21.617°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Province | Vaasa Province |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Established | 1859 |
| Merged into Närpes | 1973 |
| Seat | Pörtom |
| Area | |
| • Land | 220.3 km2 (85.1 sq mi) |
| Population (1972-12-31) | |
| • Total | 1,783 |
The municipality was mostly Swedish-speaking.
History edit
Pörtom was first mentioned as Pörttom, Pörteby in 1558. The name Pörtom is the old dative case form of the word pörte, a loanword from Finnish pirtti referring to a type of cottage. The village was also known as Pirttilä in Finnish.[4]
Pörtom was initially a part of the Närpes parish. Pörtom acquired its first church in 1696 and a priest in 1702. It became a separate parish in 1859, remaining separate until it was transferred back to Närpes in 1973.[5]
The Berga glass factory was active in Pörtom between 1796 and 1883. It was one of Finland's largest glass factories in the 1840s.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Kommunstrukturen" (PDF). Kommun- och servicestrukturutredningen i landskapet Österbotten (in Swedish). Helsinki: Österbottens förbund - Pohjanmaan liitto. 2006-02-06. p. 20. Retrieved 2009-05-18.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Pörtom" (in Swedish). Helsinki: Genealogiska samfundet i Finland. 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ "Finlands kommunvapen, Malax" (in Swedish). Helsinki: Kuntaliitto - Kommunförbundet. 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 338. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "Suomen Sukututkimusseura". hiski.genealogia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "Suomalaisia lasitehtaita". edu.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on October 16, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2022.