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LocalitiesVittinki Fe Mines, Ylistaro, Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland

10th Nov 2019 19:13 UTCIlkka Mikkola

Vittinge Fe Mine is now Vittinki Fe Mine, Ylistaro, Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland.

Isokyrö was renamed year 1658 as Ylistaro and Ylistaro was merged with Seinäjoki year 2009.

The name is now Vittingin rautakaivos, Vittinki Fe Mine. Vittinki Fe Mine belongs to the Vittinki Mn-Fe Formation, Seinäjoki-Lapua , South Ostrobothnia, Finland.

https://www.mindat.org/loc-12020.html

Could someone change the site information, please?

Ilkka

11th Nov 2019 08:44 UTCKnut Edvard Larsen 🌟 Manager

Thanks Ilkka. Page changed. I suppose that the historical Isokyrö is not identical with the modern municipality of Isokyrö. The village of Ylistaro seems to be a part of modern Isokyrö municipality and not the Seinäjoki municipality.

Do you have exact coordinates for the Vittinge Fe Mine?

11th Nov 2019 14:49 UTCIlkka Mikkola

Thank you Knut Edvard

I added Vittinki Fe Mine to the map. Ylistaro is a part of Seinäjoki, see:

https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ylistaro

The site is in Finnish but you can see Seinäjoki under Ylistaro.

Former Kyrö municipality consisted of almost the entire Finnish speaking South Ostrobothnia. Kyrö finally disintergrated in the beginning of the 17th century and the remain of municipality became Isokyrö.

Could you change the name Vittinge to Vittinki, please? Vittinge is a historical practically long ago forgotten name.

Ilkka

11th Nov 2019 20:14 UTCKnut Edvard Larsen 🌟 Manager

Ok, name changed to Vittiinki, but the old name Vittinge is kept in
the "Other/historical names associated with this locality", since it is used in elder mineralogical litterature.