Vilppula Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

Guide to Vilppula parish, Finland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Vilppula was a former municipality of Finland and Mänttä was merged into it on 1 January 2009 to form the municipality of Mänttä-Vilppula. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Pirkanmaa region. The Kolho village in Vilppula is located to the north. Another village, Pohjaslahti, is located northwest from the Vilppula centre. These continue to exist as villages of the new Mänttä-Vilppula municipality. Vilppula is also known for being the location of the 1918 Battle of Vilppula during the Finnish Civil War.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Ajostaipale, Huhtijärvi, Koivio, Kolho, Kotiniemi, Lehtovaara, Vilppula.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer.

Surrounding Parishes
Keuruu, Mänttä, Kuorevesi, Juupajoki, Ruovesi

Related Sources
Finland Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

Taxation

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

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