Epilä is a district in Tampere, Finland. The area is bordered on the north by the Tampere–Pori railway and Lielahti, on the east by

Hyhky Hyhky ( sv, Hycky or ''Hyhkö'') is a district in the northwestern part of Tampere, Finland. It is bordered on the north by Lielahti, on the east by Ala-Pispala, on the south by Kaarila and on the west by Epilä. The village of Hyhky, which orig ...

's Vaakonkatu, on the west by Rahola and on the south by Kaarila. Epilä has been permanently inhabited since the 16th century. Epilä, located in the present Winter area, is mentioned in the 1540 land register as a house belonging to the village of Tohloppi, the parish of Pirkkala, which was owned by Heikki Epi at that time. The name is possibly based on the Swedish male given name Ebbe. In 1759–1836, Epilä was the office of the chaplain of the Harju Chapel Parish.Maija Louhivaara: ''Tampereen kadunnimet'', p. 229–230. (''Tampereen museoiden julkaisuja'', ISSN 1237-5276; 51). Tampere: ampereen kaupunki 1999. ISBN 951-609-105-9. (in Finnish) There have been pastures of Kaarila Manor in the area. During the Finnish Civil War, in March-April 1918, fierce battles were fought in Epilä as part of the Battle of Tampere; the Red Guard, led by Aatto Koivunen, defeated the Whites, led by Swedish Colonel Hjalmarson, on several occasions. The fierce offensive battle took place on March 26, 1918. After the completion of the Tampere–Pori railway in 1895, Epilä railway station was opened,Jussi Iltanen: ''Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat'', p. 117–118. Helsinki: Karttakeskus, 2010. ISBN 978-951-593-214-3. (in Finnish) and a new

residential A residential area is a land used in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas. Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family residen ...

and

industrial area Industrial may refer to: Industry * Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry * Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems * Industrial city, a city dominate ...

began to develop around it. Thus the house name had become a region name. The Epilä area, along with the other western suburbs of Tampere, was moved from the then North Pirkkala to the city of Tampere at the beginning of 1937. The joint town plan of the Epilä, Kaarila and Hyhky districts was confirmed in 1953. The Epilä railway stop's shutdown was decommissioned in 1979, when it was used for

passenger transport Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, an ...

until it was opened. For most of the 20th century, Epilä was an industrial area, but today it is mainly a residential area dominated by detached houses. During the industrial era, Epilä operated e.g. Uusi Kivipaino Oy book publisher and Winter's paint factory.Winter Oy
- Pörssitieto (in Finnish)

References

External links

Epilä-kulttuuriraitti
(in Finnish) Districts of Tampere {{WesternFinland-geo-stub

See also

References

External links