Temmes | |
Official Name: | Finnish: Temmeksen kunta Swedish: Temmes kommun |
Settlement Type: | Former municipality |
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Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Ostrobothnia |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Lakeus sub-region |
Established Title: | Charter |
Established Date: | 1899 |
Extinct Title: | Consolidated |
Extinct Date: | 2001 |
Area Land Km2: | 116 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 700 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
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Demographics2 Title1: | 0 to 14 |
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Demographics2 Title2: | 15 to 64 |
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Demographics2 Title3: | 65 or older |
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Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 64.6667°N 61°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Temmes is a former municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia in central western Finland. In 2000, the area had a population of 700. It is the birthplace of the renowned Finnish folklorist and poet Martti Haavio. Since 2001, most parts of the area have been part of the municipality of Tyrnävä. Separate enclaves were merged to Liminka, Lumijoki and Rantsila. Villages in the area include Haapakylä, Haurukylä, Kärsämä, Temmes and Ylipää.
The Temmes area has had inhabitants since the Stone Age, when the area bordered an ocean. Population in the area became steady in the 14th century and the number of inhabitants increased in the 1550s, when Gustav I of Sweden ordered the wilderness to be populated. Settlement advanced by the Temmesjoki river. During the Greater Wrath, Temmes area was largely destroyed. During the Middle Ages and the beginning of modern times, the main trade was fishing. Agriculture began in the 18th century.