Messukylä

The medieval stone church (built c. 1540) in Messukylä is the oldest building in Tampere.

During the Civil War (1918), Messukylä was the scene of heavy battles around both the medieval and new churches.

The village of Takahuhti is even older, its area has had permanent inhabitants before the 14th 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.

The areas surrounding the Hatanpää manor, including Nekala, Multisilta and Lakalaiva, were transferred from Messukylä to Tampere in 1920.