Hollola Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
The origins of the Hollola church parish can certainly be traced to the middle of the 13th century. The parish was first mentioned in 1329. Sysmä parish has been separated from Hollola at the end of the 14th century. It is first mentioned in 1442. At the beginning of the 15th century, the Asikkala and Tennilä (Kärkölä) chapels were separated from Hollola. In the early 16th century, the parish and Nyby (Nastol) chapel were separated from Hollola. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Herrala, Hollola, Kalliola, Kukkila, Manskivi, Okeroinen, Paimela, Sairakkala, Sipilä, Tennilä, Vesala.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer. • 1

Surrounding Parishes
Asikkala, Hämeenkoski, Kärkölä, Nastola, Orimattila

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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