Sahalahti (village)

Sahalahti
Village
Sahalahti Church
Sahalahti Church
Sahalahti is located in Finland
Sahalahti
Sahalahti
Location in Finland
Coordinates: 61°28′31.05311″N 24°19′48.89726″E / 61.4752925306°N 24.3302492389°E / 61.4752925306; 24.3302492389
CountryFinland
RegionPirkanmaa
MunicipalityKangasala
Area
 • Total
3.27 km2 (1.26 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[1]
 • Total
1,195
 • Density3,654/km2 (9,460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Sahalahden kirkonkylä (lit.'Sahalahti church village') is an urban area in the eastern part of the Kangasala town and former administrative center of the former Sahalahti municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland. At the end of 2018, the urban area had 1,195 inhabitants.[1] It is 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the village to the town center of Kangasala and 34 kilometres (21 mi) to the city of Tampere. Lake Kirkkojärvi is located to the south of the settlement.[2]

The Sahalahti Church is an Empire style wooden church designed by architect Carl Ludvig Engel, and built in 1827–1829.[3][4] The services in Sahalahden kirkonkylä include a parish center,[5] a health center, a grocery store, a comprehensive school and a kindergarten.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan, 2018" (in Finnish). Tilastokeskus. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Kirkkojärvi - National Land Survey of Finland (in Finnish)
  3. ^ Sahalahden kirkko - Finnish Heritage Agency (in Finnish)
  4. ^ Sahalahden kirkkoa kaavaillaan monipuolisempaan käyttöön - Kangasalan Sanomat] (in Finnish)
  5. ^ Sahalahden seurakuntatalo - Kangasalan seurakunta (in Finnish)
  6. ^ Sahalahden päiväkoti - Kangasala.fi (in Finnish)