Messukylä
Messukylä (Swedish: Messukylä, also Messuby) is a former municipality of Finland which was annexed by the city of Tampere in 1947. The medieval stone church (built c. 1540) in Messukylä is the oldest building in Tampere. During the Civil War (1918), Messukylä was the scene of heavy battles around both the medieval and new churches.
The Messukylä Old Church is the oldest building in Tampere.
People born in Messukylä
- J.R. Aspelin (1842 – 1915)
- Heikki Lindroos (1865 – 1915)
- Penna Paunu (1868 – 1920)
- Kalle Suosalo (1869 – 1918)
- Frans Oskar Lilius (1871 – 1928)
- Antti Kaarne (1875 – 1924)
- Vilho Lehokas (1876 – 1918)
- Feliks Kellosalmi (1877 – 1939)
- Antti Linna (1916 – 2000)
- Tellervo M. Koivisto (1927 – 1982)
- Jorma Peltonen (1944 – 2010)
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| Southeastern Kaakkoinen |
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| Southern Eteläinen |
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| Northwestern Luoteinen |
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| Northern Pohjoinen |
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