Koski Tl (; sv, Koskis) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
.
It is located in the
Southwest Finland
Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper ( fi, Varsinais-Suomi ; sv, Egentliga Finland), is a region in the southwest of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The regi ...
region
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and was part of the former
province
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of
Western Finland
Western Finland ( fi, Länsi-Suomen lääni, sv, Västra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland. ...
. The municipality has a population of ()
and covers an area of of which is water.
The
population density
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is .
''Tl'' in the name means the former
province of Turku and Pori ( fi, Turun ja Porin lääni). It was attached to the name to distinguish Koski Tl from another municipality named ''Koski'', Koski Hl (''Hl'' for the former
province of Häme, fi, Hämeen lääni). Koski Hl was renamed
Hämeenkoski
Hämeenkoski (; Koski Hl until 1995, see Koski Tl) is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the municipality of Hollola on 1 January 2016.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia regi ...
in 1995 but Koski Tl has not changed its name.
Koski is unilingually
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
.
Koski's neighbouring municipalities are
Loimaa
Loimaa (; historical sv, Loimijoki) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is ...
,
Marttila
Marttila (; sv, S:t Mårtens, i.e. " Saint Martin's") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of ...
,
Pöytyä
Pöytyä (; sv, Pöytyä, also ) is a municipality of Finland located in the Southwest Finland region.
The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingua ...
,
Salo Salo or Salò may refer to:
Places Finland
*Salo, Finland, a town in Western Finland
**Salo sub-region, a subdivision of Finland Proper and one of the Sub-regions of Finland since 2009
*An old name of Saloinen, a former municipality in Ostroboth ...
,
Somero
Somero () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is part of the Southwest Finland region in the province of Western Finland, located northeast of Salo, east of Turku and northwest of Helsinki. The municipality has a population of () and cove ...
and
Ypäjä
Ypäjä is a municipality located in the countryside of South-Western Finland. It belongs to the province of Southern Finland and the region of Tavastia Proper. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. Th ...
.
Sights
Hämeen Härkätie
Hämeen Härkätie (Oxen Road of Tavastia) is an ancient road in Finland, connecting Turku in Finland Proper to Hämeenlinna in Tavastia Proper. The 162 kilometers long road has been in use at the latest in the 9th century and in many parts it has ...
runs through Koski and it crosses the
Paimio
Paimio (; sv, Pemar) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The pop ...
River in the center of Koski.
The church of Koski was designed by architect
Toivo Paatela and it was completed in 1935.
There is also an observation tower near the highest points of
Hevonlinna ridge and Hevonlinnanjärvi.
Yrjö Liipola Art Museum is exhibiting Yrjö Liipola's art collection.
Gallery
File:Kosken Tl kirkko.JPG, Koski church
File:Kosken kellotapuli.jpg, Old church bell tower
File:Southwest Finland, Finland - panoramio (1).jpg, Koski rapids
References
External links
Municipality of Koski Tl– Official website
Municipalities of Southwest Finland
Populated places established in 1869
1869 establishments in the Russian Empire
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