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karleby.html (231 words) |
 | Naming hassle of this place is explained by municipal merging in 1977, when [Kokkola (Gamla Karleby)] and [Kaarlela (Karleby)] became one [Kokkola (Karleby)]. |
 | So this is it, the water purification plant for former municipality of Kaarlela (Karleby). |
 | Notice that the place is in excellent shape after more than a quarter of a centrury without activity. |
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Hans-Erik Krokfors: The Korpilainen Home in Korplax, Karleby (1765 words) |
 | Korplax lies north-east of (Gamla) Karleby, north of the river Perho/Vetil/Rödså [the same river with different names depending upon which parish/village it is floting through], and borders on the Parish of Kelviå (Kälviä). |
 | Merchants in the Karleby area were not content with passive business in the home area but also undertook business travel to the south, west, and north. |
 | In 1611, there were 35 soldiers attached to the large Parish of Karleby, according to the riksdag [governmental meeting] decision made earlier at Örebro, Sweden, as to how many soldiers each parish should supply to the crown. |