Panelia

Panelia is a village in the municipality of Eura in Satakunta, Finland. It is located on the connecting road 2172, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away from the town centers of Eura and Harjavalta. Panelia has a population of 850 inhabitants,^[1] and, along with the Eurakoski village, it was the second urban area in the former municipality of Kiukainen, which joined Eura in 2009.^[2]

Panelia
Village
The main street (route 2172) of Panelia; on the left the Panelia Church and the Panelia Dairy.
Coordinates: 61°13.4757′N 21°58.4750′E
Country	Finland
Region	Satakunta
Sub-region	Rauma sub-region
Municipality	Eura
Population  (12-31-2020)[1]
• Total	850

History

Panelia is an old village, established in the 13th century at the latest. The origin of the name is unclear, but Aarne Rauvola suggests that it refers to panni, an old unit of measurement used for grain. Panelia, like the rest of Kiukainen, was originally a part of the Eura parish. The first chapel in the area was built in the early 1690s. The chapel burnt down in 1714, after which a church was built in the village of Kiukainen (now Eurakoski). Due to this, Kiukainen/Eurakoski supplanted Panelia as the main village of the area.^[3]

Services

Panelia's services include a primary school, a library, a health center and a fire station. In addition, the village has a pharmacy, K-Market grocery store, café and pizzeria.^[2] The village previously has the Osuuspankki bank office, but it was closed in 2017.^[4] Panelia also has an ice hall, which was completed in 1999, and a disc golf course.^[2] Formerly Panelia housed a railway station along the Kokemäki–Rauma railway. It was opened in 1897 and was closed in 1997.^[5][6] Panelia's well-known attractions include the church,^[7] dairy,^[7][8] and the Paneliankoski's hydro power plant along the Eura River.^[9]

Paneliakoski power plant

Culture and sights

The most famous attraction in Panelia is Kuninkaanhauta ("The King's Grave"), a Bronze Age tumulus dating back to c. 1500–1300 BC, which is the largest burial cairn (Finnish: hiidenkiuas) in Finland.^[10] A memorial to those who died in Karelia during World War II was unveiled at the Panelia Cemetery in 1958.^[11] In addition, at Maijalankallio, located north of the village, has a memorial stone to the site of the mass execution of the Red Guards during the 1918 Civil War.^[12]

A view from the old mill in Panelia

The village of Panelia is one of the nationally significant built cultural environments inventoried by the Finnish Heritage Agency.^[13] Panelia has been chosen as the Satakunta's the "village of the year" in 2006 and 2017.^[14] In 2017, Panelia was ranked second in the "most beautiful village" poll of Maalla magazine in honor of the 100th anniversary of Finland.^[15]

See also

• Kiukainen

References

1. "Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan 31.12.2020" (in Finnish). Tilastokeskus. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
2. "Panelia – paljon pienessä kylässä" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
3. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja e-kirja kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 166+320. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
4. Nykänen, Liisa (12 April 2017). "Panelian OP kiinni syksyllä". Alasatakunta (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
5. Sirkka Valanto (1982). Suomen rautatieasemat vuosina 1857–1920 (in Finnish). Museovirasto. p. 71. ISBN 951-9074-68-6.
6. "Liikennepaikat". vaunut.org (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
7. "Panelian kirkko" (in Finnish). Euran seurakunta. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
8. "Panelian museo, vanha Osuusmeijeri, on nähtävyys jo itsestään". Jälkipeli.net (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
9. "Paneliakosken Voima". Paneliankoskenvoima.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
10. Soikkeli-Jalonen, Anu (2 July 2015). "Suomen pronssikautiset röykkiöt – Moninaisia hautaustapoja ja merkityksiä". University of Turku (in Finnish). Kalmistopiiri. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
11. "Karjalaan jääneiden vainajien muistomerkki". Suomen sotamuistomerkit 1939–1945 (in Finnish). Tammenlehvän Perinneliitto. 24 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
12. Jokinen, Jami (19 May 2015). "Panelian pieni paratiisi". Länsi-Suomi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
13. "Panelian kylä". Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt RKY (in Finnish). Museovirasto. 22 December 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
14. Nykänen, Liisa (28 April 2017). "Panelia toistamiseen vuoden kyläksi". Alasatakunta (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
15. "Maalla-lehden Suomen ihanin kylä -kisa ratkesi – Tässä on voittaja!". Maalla (in Finnish). Kotiliesi. 28 December 2017. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

External links

Media related to Panelia at Wikimedia Commons Panelia travel guide from Wikivoyage

• Panelia – Official website (in Finnish)
• Panelia's location at Fonecta