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Messukylä (Swedish:Messukylä, alsoMessuby) is aformer municipality ofFinland which was annexed by the city ofTampere in 1947. The medieval stone church (built c. 1540) in Messukylä is the oldest building in Tampere. During theCivil War (1918), Messukylä was the scene of heavy battles around both the medieval and new churches.
Messukylä was first mentioned in 1439, when it was a part ofPirkkala. The village ofTakahuhti is even older, its area has had permanent inhabitants before the 14th century. Messukylä became a separate parish in 1636, though it already had a chapel community in the 15th century.[1]
Tampere, mentioned as early as 1666, was originally a part of Messukylä and was split off from it as a town in 1773.Teisko was a part of Messukylä until 1865, whileAitolahti was a part of Messukylä until 1923.
Kyttälä was a part of Messukylä until 1877. The area whereKaleva was later built was added to Tampere at the same time.
The areas surrounding theHatanpää manor, includingNekala,Multisilta andLakalaiva, were transferred from Messukylä to Tampere in 1920.[2] The residential area of Rantaperkiö was later built near Hatanpää.
The rest of Messukylä was consolidated with Tampere in 1947.
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