Kolunkylä: Village History and Landscape

If you’re looking for a hotel for a trip to Kolunkylä, the village’s history, landscape features and Nysse connection can help you get your bearings. Kolunkylä is a village in Värmä that developed from the former Iso-Kartano and Vähi-Kartano manors. Its history can be traced through settlement and a historic road alignment; botanically significant areas are also part of the local landscape. Before your trip, you can consider whether you’re most interested in settlement history, nature, or practical information about getting around by bus.

Bus and fare zone

Nysse bus route 91 passes through Kolunkylä between Kannisto and Nuorajärvi. Kolunkylä is in Nysse fare zone C. The route and fare zone answer different planning questions: the route lists the places along the bus line, while the zone shows where Kolunkylä falls within Nysse’s fare system. Check the current timetable and fare-zone divisions before travelling, as routes and zone assignments may change.

Village history across different periods

Kolunkylä in Värmä developed from the former Iso-Kartano and Vähi-Kartano manors. A later period dates to the 1960s, when Kolunkylä’s houses were occupied by resettled settlers from the Kolu, Saarentaka, Tuomisto, Koivisto, Mäkelä, Metsämäki and Kotimäki households. The village’s origins in the two manors and this period of settlement represent different chapters in its history. The household names specify which households were connected with settlement during this period.

The historic road alignment

The Messukylä–Ruovesi–Kolunkylä road alignment is another point of reference in the village’s history. It remained in use at least until the late 1980s. On the base map prepared in 1987, the same alignment was still marked as a footpath. The information about its use and its depiction on the map refer to different points in time: one places it in use at least until the late 1980s, while the other records how it was shown in 1987. The historic alignment lies in open terrain right next to Kaitavedentie. During archaeological field documentation in 2022, it was clearly visible, although its southernmost section was somewhat indistinct. Vegetation and land maintenance can affect how visible it is.

Botanical landscape features

Säynävänlahti in Kolunkylä is a botanically significant site. The forest areas between Hulkkiovuori and Lautakatonmäki are also botanically significant. These two features differ in scale: one concerns Säynävänlahti, while the other covers forest areas between two named places. Kolunkylä is also within the Viitapohja–Sisaruspohja–Kolunkylä area. An older ecological classification describes this area as one of the main areas where the butterfly species Tummaverkkoperhonen occurs in Tampere and gives it the designation EN; species occurrence may change over time. This regional reference covers a larger area than the two specifically named botanically significant sites.

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