Saarenmaa

Saarenmaa is a district of Jyväskylä, Finland. It is a semi-rural area that may be seen as a separate village.[1][2] Saarenmaa is also a statistical area which includes the nearby settlement of Vertaala.[3][1]

This article is about the neighbourhood of Jyväskylä, Finland. For the island in Estonia, known as Saarenmaa in Finnish, see Saaremaa.

Saarenmaa
District of Jyväskylä
Former school of Saarenmaa
Saarenmaa
Location in Central Finland
Coordinates: 62°18′40.76″N 25°36′35.57″E
Country Finland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionJyväskylä sub-region
CityJyväskylä
WardPalokka-Puuppola
Population
 (December 2010)
 • Total731 (including Vertaala)[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
40270 PALOKKA

The road 16687 (Saarenmaantie) connects Saarenmaa to Palokka and Jyväskylä proper.[3]

Geography

Boundaries

The district (kaupunginosa, for local development) is smaller than the statistical area (tilastoalue) of Saarenmaa: the district only includes the Reijunperä area between and around the lakes Ylä-Tuomiojärvi and Kaitajärvi. Parts of statistical Saarenmaa also fall under the districts of Varsalanperä and Puuppola, while Vertaala is a separate district.[3]

History

Saarenmaa is located on the border area of the register villages (rekisterikylä) of Vesanka, Korttajärvi (Puuppola) and Palokka.[4][5] The eponymous farm of Saarenmaa was officially located in the village of Vesanka and was established in 1837.[6]

Saarenmaa was a part of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta until its disestablishment in 2009.[3] Saarenmaa was soon designated as one of Jyväskylä's districts.[7]

Services

School

Saarenmaa used to have its own school providing education for grades 1–4.[2] The school was closed in August 2020 due to poor indoor air quality, as renovating the school would have been too expensive. The 41 students of the school were assigned to the new school in Savulahti.[8]

References
  1. "Jyväskylän kaupungin yleiskaava - MASSU - Jyväskylän kaupungin maaseutualueiden maankäytön esiselvitys" (PDF). www2.jkl.fi (in Finnish). 28 October 2010. p. 17. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. Jaana Valkonen (18 December 2018). "Säästetään Saarenmaan koulu". ksml.fi (in Finnish). Keskisuomalainen. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  3. "Jyväskylän karttapalvelu (see Kaupunginosat (districts), Pienalueet (statistical) and Kuntaliitosalueet (municipal territorial transfers) under the section Aluejaot)". kartta.jkl.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. "Maanmittauslaitos: Vanhat painetut kartat: Peruskartta 1:20000, map 321203 Vertaala (1963)". vanhatpainetutkartat.maanmittauslaitos.fi (in Finnish). National Land Survey of Finland (Maanmittauslaitos). Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. Jyväskylän maalaiskunnan kirja, page 39 (map).
  6. Vesangan kyläkirja, page 454.
  7. "Päätös kunnanosien nimistä ja numeroista sekä eräiden leikkipuistojen nimistä". jkl.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. Kalle Pallonen (28 April 2020). "Jyväskylän kaupunginvaltuusto päätti lakkauttaa Saarenmaan koulun". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 May 2024.
Literature
  • Lintunen, Vuokko (2003). Wesanka - Kylä Sydän-Suomessa. Vesangan kyläkirja (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Vesangan kyläyhdistys. ISBN 952-91-6246-4.
  • Lappalainen, Jussi T. (1977). Jyväskylän maalaiskunnan kirja (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän maalaiskunta ja maaseurakunta. ISBN 951-99104-3-3.
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