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The place name ''Mänttä'' comes from an old house which Tuomas Niilonpoika Mäntsä (1570–1618) founded in [[Keuruskoski]] in the wilderness of [[Sääksmäki]].<ref>Aamulehti, 125. vuosikerta, nro 238</ref>
The place name ''Mänttä'' comes from an old house which Tuomas Niilonpoika Mäntsä (1570–1618) founded in [[Keuruskoski]] in the wilderness of [[Sääksmäki]].<ref>Aamulehti, 125. vuosikerta, nro 238</ref>


It was located in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Western Finland]] and was part of the [[Pirkanmaa]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. The municipality had a population of 6341 in 2008<ref name="population_count_2008">{{Cite web |url= http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=786&site=3&id=0 |title= Population by municipality as of {{#time: j F Y|2008-12-31}} |accessdate= {{#time: j F Y|2010-11-23}} |work= Population Information System |publisher= Population Register Center of Finland |language= Finnish, Swedish |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110720194510/http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=786&site=3&id=0 |archivedate= 2011-07-20 }}</ref> and covered an area of {{convert|85.84|km²|2|abbr=out}} of which {{convert|21.61|km²|2|abbr=out}} was water. The [[population density]] was 100.0 inhabitants per km².
It was located in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Western Finland]] and was part of the [[Pirkanmaa]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. The municipality had a population of 6341 in 2008<ref name="population_count_2008">{{Cite web |url= http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=786&site=3&id=0 |title= Population by municipality as of {{#time: j F Y|2008-12-31}} |accessdate= {{#time: j F Y|2010-11-23}} |work= Population Information System |publisher= Population Register Center of Finland |language= Finnish, Swedish |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110720194510/http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=786&site=3&id=0 |archivedate= 2011-07-20 }}</ref> and covered an area of {{convert|85.84|km2|2|abbr=out}} of which {{convert|21.61|km2|2|abbr=out}} was water. The [[population density]] was 100.0 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.


The municipality was unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]].
The municipality was unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]].
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.manttavilppula.fi/ Mänttä-Vilppula] – Official site
*[http://www.manttavilppula.fi/ Mänttä-Vilppula] – Official site


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Latest revision as of 04:40, 16 April 2024

Location of Mänttä in Finland
Speed skater Pekka Koskela

Mänttä is a former town and municipality of Finland. It was merged with the municipality of Vilppula to form Mänttä-Vilppula on 1 January 2009.

The place name Mänttä comes from an old house which Tuomas Niilonpoika Mäntsä (1570–1618) founded in Keuruskoski in the wilderness of Sääksmäki.[1]

It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality had a population of 6341 in 2008[2] and covered an area of 85.84 square kilometres (33.14 sq mi) of which 21.61 square kilometres (8.34 sq mi) was water. The population density was 100.0 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Finnish naval officer Eero Rahola was born in Mänttä, as well as World Speed Skating Championships medalist Pekka Koskela.

Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Mänttä is twinned with:

References

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  1. ^ Aamulehti, 125. vuosikerta, nro 238
  2. ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
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