Pörtom
Former municipality
Pörtoms kommun
Pirttikylän kunta
Coat of arms of Pörtom
Coat of arms
Location of Pirttikylä in Finland
Location of Pirttikylä in Finland
Coordinates: 62°42′N 21°37′E / 62.700°N 21.617°E / 62.700; 21.617
CountryFinland
ProvinceVaasa Province
RegionOstrobothnia
Established1859
Merged into Närpes1973
SeatPörtom
Area
 • Land220.3 km2 (85.1 sq mi)
Population
 (1972-12-31)
 • Total1,783

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]

The municipality was mostly Swedish-speaking.

History

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

  1. 1 2 "Kommunstrukturen" (PDF). Kommun- och servicestrukturutredningen i landskapet Österbotten (in Swedish). Helsinki: Österbottens förbund - Pohjanmaan liitto. 2006-02-06. p. 20. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Pörtom" (in Swedish). Helsinki: Genealogiska samfundet i Finland. 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  3. ↑ "Finlands kommunvapen, Malax" (in Swedish). Helsinki: Kuntaliitto - Kommunförbundet. 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  4. ↑ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 338. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Suomen Sukututkimusseura". hiski.genealogia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Suomalaisia lasitehtaita". edu.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on October 16, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
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