Pörtom
Former municipality in Vaasa Province, Finland
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Pörtom (Finnish: Pirttikylä) is a former municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland.[1] The municipality was consolidated with Närpes in 1973.[1][2] North Pörtom, however, was transferred to Malax in 1975.[3]
Pörtom | |
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Former municipality | |
| Pörtoms kommun Pirttikylän kunta | |
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Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pörtom in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Pörtom | |
| Coordinates: 62°42′N 21°37′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Province | Vaasa Province |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Established | 1859 |
| Merged into Närpes | 1973 |
| Seat | Pörtom |
| Area | |
| • Land | 220.3 km2 (85.1 sq mi) |
| Population (1972-12-31) | |
• Total | 1,783 |
The municipality was mostly Swedish-speaking.
History
Pörtom was first mentioned as Pörttom, Pörteby in 1558. The name Pörtom is the old dative case form of the word pörte, a loanword from Finnish pirtti referring to a type of cottage. The village was also known as Pirttilä in Finnish.[4]
Pörtom was initially a part of the Närpes parish. Pörtom acquired its first church in 1696 and a priest in 1702. It became a separate parish in 1859, remaining separate until it was transferred back to Närpes in 1973.[5]
The Berga glass factory was active in Pörtom between 1796 and 1883. It was one of Finland's largest glass factories in the 1840s.[6]
Notable people
- Pali-Maija (1784-1867) - poet