Juva museum in Partala area

Juva museum

Saimaa Geopark’s natural and cultural site Juva museum on a drumlin ridge is in the Partala area, which is named after the Family of the Partanen. The area was existed already in the Middle Ages. In the middle of the 16^th century it was named as Kuninkaankartano – King’s manor. Time as a crown farm was short and Partala returned to the Family of the Partanen. In the area is currently situated Juva’s museum, Juva’s Karelian museum, Gallery Kuninkaankartano and in research building Juva’s truffle center.

Näe ja koe Kulttuurikohteet Juva museum

Historial King’s manor

An archaeological jewellery find now named the Juva cross was discovered in the fields of Partalan kuninkaankartano in summer 2016. This unique find was dated to somewhere between the 12th and 14th century.

Three panels in the sign open up different contents on your mobile device (a series of panels beginning with the title “Discover the hidden treasures of Lake Saimaa”). You need the free Salmi AR app to view the content. Content includes pictures, videos, audio narration, and peepholes. You’ll find information about Suvorov’s time, wartime, and industrialization, and get to see what the area looked like 11,000 years ago and how the ancestors lived. The contents are currently available only in Finnish.

Nature and culture trail The Gottlund route starts from the Partala king’s manor. The tour introduces the cultural and historical sites and natural attractions of the municipal center of Juva. You can find more information about the Gottlund route on the Juva municipality website (in Finnish)

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SAIMAA GEOPARK SIGN

GOTTLUND TRAIL

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Huttulantie 1,
51900 Juva