Halssila Explained

Official Name:Halssila
Settlement Type:District of Jyväskylä
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Finland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Sub-region
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Type5:Ward
Subdivision Name1:Western Finland
Subdivision Name2:Central Finland
Subdivision Name3:Jyväskylä sub-region
Subdivision Name4:Jyväskylä
Subdivision Name5:Halssila
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:6,123
Population As Of:2020
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Halssila is one of the districts of Jyväskylä, Finland, located about three kilometers to east from the city center. As of December 2020, the population of Halssila was 6,123.[1]

History

Halssila (or Halsila) was originally the name of a farm in the eastern part of the modern district.[2] Halssila started to develop in the 1920s when factor workers started to build houses in the area.[3] It was merged into Jyväskylä in 1941.[4] Halssila was known as a working-class district, but the reputation started to change in the 1960s after the area started to grow faster and the old labour movement became to fade away.[5] In the 1970s the construction of new neighborhoods, mainly made of apartment buildings, was started. During the 2000s and 2010s other new neighborhoods were constructed.

Subareas

Halssila consists several subareas, which are Tuohimutka, Aholaita, Aittorinne, Halssilanmäki, Halssilanranta, Kivistö, Halssilanrinne and Rauhalahti.[6]

Notable people

References

62.25°N 73°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021. Jyväskylä suuralueittain. 2022-01-01. Jyväskylän kaupunki.
  2. Web site: Jyväskylän karttapalvelu (Historialliset kartat: Peruskartta 1922). May 22, 2023. kartta.jkl.fi. fi. November 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201122215839/https://kartta.jkl.fi/ims. dead.
  3. Web site: Asuinalueet SuurHalssila, Halssilan Asukasyhdistys ry. www.suurhalssila.fi. 2018-08-09.
  4. Web site: Jyväskylän omakotialueita. www3.jkl.fi. 2018-08-09. 2018-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20180204065837/http://www3.jkl.fi/ksmuseo/sailykesivusto/sivut/halssilan_alue.htm. dead.
  5. Haikari, Janne: 100 vuotta Suomen historiaa Halssilassa. SuurHalssila, 2017.
  6. Web site: Jyväskylän karttapalvelu. kartta.jkl.fi. fi. 2018-08-09. 2020-11-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20201122215839/https://kartta.jkl.fi/ims. dead.
  7. Web site: Halssila SuurHalssila, Halssilan Asukasyhdistys ry. www.suurhalssila.fi. 2018-12-29. 2018-12-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20181228223949/https://www.suurhalssila.fi/16. dead.