Tenala
Encyclopedia
Tenala is a former municipality in Uusimaa
, Finland
. It was neighboured by Hanko, Kisko
, Perniö
, Pohja
, Särkisalo
and Ekenäs.
The municipality was established in 1329. The stone church of Tenala was built in late 15th century and the paintings on the piers
are from the 17th century. The bell tower
of the church was renovated
in 1762. In 1988, Tenala had 2991 inhabitants living in an area of 443.6 km2 and 86.96% of the inhabitants spoke Swedish
as their native language. In 1993, the municipality consolidated with Ekenäs.
Uusimaa
Uusimaa, or Nyland in Swedish, is a region in Finland. It borders the regions Finland Proper, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia and Kymenlaakso...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It was neighboured by Hanko, Kisko
Kisko
Kisko is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 1,869 and covered an area of 284.13 km² of which 30.98 km² is water...
, Perniö
Perniö
Perniö is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 6,026 and covered an area of 407.79 km² of which 9.91 km² is...
, Pohja
Pohja
Pohja is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Ekenäs and Karis to form the new town of Raseborg in 2009.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 4,936 and covered a land area of...
, Särkisalo
Särkisalo
Särkisalo is a former municipality of Finland, located mostly on Särkisalo island. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 710 and covered an area of...
and Ekenäs.
The municipality was established in 1329. The stone church of Tenala was built in late 15th century and the paintings on the piers
Pier (architecture)
In architecture, a pier is an upright support for a superstructure, such as an arch or bridge. Sections of wall between openings function as piers. The simplest cross section of the pier is square, or rectangular, although other shapes are also common, such as the richly articulated piers of Donato...
are from the 17th century. The bell tower
Bell tower
A bell tower is a tower which contains one or more bells, or which is designed to hold bells, even if it has none. In the European tradition, such a tower most commonly serves as part of a church and contains church bells. When attached to a city hall or other civic building, especially in...
of the church was renovated
Renovation
Renovation is the process of improving a structure. Two prominent types of renovations are commercial and residential.-Process:The process of a renovation, however complex, can usually be broken down into several processes...
in 1762. In 1988, Tenala had 2991 inhabitants living in an area of 443.6 km2 and 86.96% of the inhabitants spoke Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
as their native language. In 1993, the municipality consolidated with Ekenäs.