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Kirkkokangas

Mänttä-Vilppula

Period
historiallinen
Category
Fortification
Location accuracy
Approximate area
Kirkkokangas, puolustusvarustus. Vuoden 1918 tapahtumiin liittyvää juoksuhautaa kasvillisuuden peitossa, kuvattu etelästä.
Photo: Lusto – Suomen Metsämuseo · CC BY 4.0 · File page

A defensive work protected as a fixed antiquity under the Antiquities Act. Structures: trenches.

Safety

Linnoitusrakenteissa voi olla sortumavaara, avoimia aukkoja ja teräviä rakenteita. Älä laskeudu rakenteisiin ja pysy näkyvillä poluilla.

Land ownership and access restrictions

Kohde on muinaismuistolain nojalla rauhoitettu: kaivaminen, peittäminen, muuttaminen ja vahingoittaminen on kielletty. Kohde voi lisäksi sijaita yksityisellä maalla.

What happened here

Battles, troop movements and military operations recorded near this site.

  1. 18 March 1918

    Battle of Vilppula

    Battle · Suomen sisällissota · 456 m

    Battle of Vilppula was a Finnish Civil War battle fought in Vilppula and Ruovesi, Finland from 31 January to 18 March 1918 between the Whites and the Reds. Due to its location by the Tampere–Haapamäki railway, Vilppula was a gateway to the White-controlled Central Finland. The Reds were aiming to reach Haapamäki, 25 kilometres north of Vilppula, which was a vital junction of the east–west railways connecting the regions of Ostrobothnia, Häme and Karelia. From Haapamäki, the Reds would be able to reach the White stronghold in Southern Ostrobothnia, including their capital Vaasa. However, the attack along the railway was stopped in the beginning of February. The Reds now turned their attention to the village of Väärinmaja in order to reach Vilppula from southwest by the road connecting Ruovesi and Vilppula. This offensive also failed, and finally on 15 March, the Whites launched their own offensive and the Reds retreated south to defend the city of Tampere.

    == Battle in Vilppula ==

    Read more on Wikipedia · Wikipedian tekijät, CC BY-SA 4.0

Recorded casualties in the area

Mänttä
9

The recorded place of death is usually a parish or village rather than an exact point, so the figure describes the area around the site. Names of the fallen are not shown.

Sotasampo · Kansallisarkisto, menehtyneet 1939–1945

Nearby

One site is rarely a trip on its own. These are the closest others.

Sources, licences and accuracy

Location accuracy: Approximate area

Verification: 2026-07-31 (remote)