Halssila
Halssila | |
|---|---|
District of Jyväskylä | |
 The center of Halssila | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Jyväskylä sub-region |
| City | Jyväskylä |
| Ward | Halssila |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 6,123 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Halssila is one of the districts of Jyväskylä, Finland, located about three kilometers to east from the city center. As of December 2020, the population of Halssila was 6,123.[1]
History[edit]
Halssila (or Halsila) was originally the name of a farm in the eastern part of the modern district.[2] Halssila started to develop in the 1920s when factor workers started to build houses in the area.[3] It was merged into Jyväskylä in 1941.[4] Halssila was known as a working-class district, but the reputation started to change in the 1960s after the area started to grow faster and the old labour movement became to fade away.[5] In the 1970s the construction of new neighborhoods, mainly made of apartment buildings, was started.[3] During the 2000s and 2010s other new neighborhoods were constructed.[5][6]
Subareas[edit]
Halssila consists several subareas, which are Tuohimutka, Aholaita, Aittorinne, Halssilanmäki, Halssilanranta, Kivistö, Halssilanrinne and Rauhalahti.[6]
Notable people[edit]
- Sofi Oksanen (born 1977), writer[7]
- Erkki Pajala (1929–1992), actor[7]
- Sami Vatanen (born 1991), ice hockey player[7]
Gallery[edit]
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Wooden houses in Halssila. -
Äijälänranta area in Rauhalahti. -
An apartment building in Kivistö. -
Halssila church
References[edit]
- ^ "Jyväskylä suuralueittain". Jyväskylän kaupunki. 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "Jyväskylän karttapalvelu (Historialliset kartat: Peruskartta 1922)". kartta.jkl.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "Asuinalueet | SuurHalssila, Halssilan Asukasyhdistys ry". www.suurhalssila.fi. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ^ "Jyväskylän omakotialueita". www3.jkl.fi. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ^ a b Haikari, Janne: 100 vuotta Suomen historiaa Halssilassa. SuurHalssila, 2017.
- ^ a b "Jyväskylän karttapalvelu". kartta.jkl.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ^ a b c "Halssila | SuurHalssila, Halssilan Asukasyhdistys ry". www.suurhalssila.fi. Retrieved 2018-12-29.