Somerniemi Explained

Somerniemi
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Häme
Population Total:1409
Population As Of:1976
Established Date:1868

Somerniemi is a former municipality of Finland. It was incorporated to Somero in 1977, at the time in Häme Province, which then became part of the new Western Finland Province. Somerniemi was originally a chapel congregation within the larger municipality of Somero. According to historical tradition, the first chapel in Somerniemi was built in 1682, and the congregation received its first priest in 1695.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Varsinais-Suomi . 2022-03-06 . www.kulturmiljo.fi.