Pörtom

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
Former municipality
Pörtoms kommun Pirttikylän kunta
Coat of arms
Location of Pirttikylä in Finland
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]

References

1. "Kommunstrukturen" (PDF). Kommun- och servicestrukturutredningen i landskapet Österbotten (in Swedish). Helsinki: Österbottens förbund - Pohjanmaan liitto. 2006-02-06. p. 20. Retrieved 2009-05-18.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "Pörtom" (in Swedish). Helsinki: Genealogiska samfundet i Finland. 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
3. "Finlands kommunvapen, Malax" (in Swedish). Helsinki: Kuntaliitto - Kommunförbundet. 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
4. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 338. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
5. "Suomen Sukututkimusseura". hiski.genealogia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved December 30, 2022.
6. "Suomalaisia lasitehtaita". edu.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on October 16, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2022.