Nummi | |
Official Name: | Finnish: Nummen kunta Swedish: Nummis kommun |
Settlement Type: | Former municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern Finland |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Uusimaa |
Subdivision Type3: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name3: | Helsinki sub-region |
Seat: | Nummi church village |
Established Title: | Charter |
Established Date: | 1981 |
Area Land Km2: | 196.4 |
Area Water Km2: | 36.8 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2915 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Coordinates: | 60.3917°N 76°W |
Blank1 Name: | Climate |
Blank1 Info: | Dfb |
Nummi (Swedish: Nummis) is a former municipality in the Uusimaa region of Finland. In 1981, Nummi merged with Pusula to form the municipality of Nummi-Pusula. In 2013, Nummi-Pusula in turn merged with the city of Lohja, and nowadays the Nummi village centre is the 103rd district of Lohja. Before the 1981 merger, the neighbouring municipalities of Nummi were Kiikala, Lohja, Pusula, Sammatti, Somero (until 1977, Somerniemi), Suomusjärvi and Vihti.[3] [4]
In the 17th century, Nummi was part of the Lohja parish and had its own churchyard. In 1822, a new stone church was built in the neoclassical style by the shore of Lake Pitkäjärvi. In 1843, Nummi separated from Lohja to become an independent municipality.
The Finnish Heritage Agency has recorded over a hundred relics found in the Nummi and Pusula area. Most of these items are from the Stone Age. The Nummi village centre and church area together are a nationally valuable built environment protected by law.[3]
Name | Occupation | Relation to Nummi | |
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Pentti Hiidenheimo | MP | Former farmer in Nummi | |
Johannes Korhonen | CEO | Former entrepreneur in Nummi | |
Juhani Leppälä | MP and Minister | Born in Nummi | |
Kaarle Ojanen | MP | Former farmer in Nummi | |
Ruben Stiller | Journalist and compere | Born in Nummi | |
Actor | Born in Nummi |
The main population centres of Nummi are Nummi village centre (around the church) and Saukkola.[5]
The hamlets of Nummi are: Haarla, Hakula, Heijala, Heimola, Huhti, Hyrsylä, Hyvelä, Immola, Jakova, Järvenpää, Jättölä, Korkianoja, Kovela, Leppäkorpi, Luttula, Maikkala, Maskila, Mettula, Miemola, Millola, Mommola, Mäntsälä, Nummi, Näkkilä, Oinola, Oittila, Pakkala, Pälölä, Raatti, Remala, Rettlahti, Röhkölä, Salo, Saukkola, Sierla, Sitarla, Tavola, Varttila and Vivola.
The largest water systems in Nummi are lake Pitkäjärvi, which is connected to Nummi river, and Lake Valkerpyy which is connected to Lake Lohja.
The cultivated Nummi river valley is a nationally valuable and protected area.[3]