![Kuru](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Kuru.sijainti.suomi.2008.svg)
Kuru is a former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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 ...
, now part of the town of
Ylöjärvi
Ylöjärvi () is a town and a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region, northwest of Tampere and north of the capital city Helsinki in Finland. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
...
.
Kuru is located in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
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. ...
and is part of the
Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa (; sv, Birkaland; la, Birkaria, link=no), also known as ''Tampere Region'' in government documents, is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme and Sou ...
region
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. Kuru lies north of
Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...
. The municipality had a population of 2,782 and covered an area of 820.48 km² of which 103.53 km² is water. The
population density
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was 3.4 inhabitants per km². The service industry is the primary employer for the area. Kuru was consolidated with the town of Ylöjärvi on January 1, 2009. The municipality was 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 ...
.
Approximately two-thirds of the
Seitseminen national park
Seitseminen National Park ( fi, Seitsemisen kansallispuisto) is located in the municipalities of Ikaalinen and Ylöjärvi in Finland. The national park was established in 1982 and later expanded in 1989. It now covers . The park is a typical mix o ...
is located in the municipality and represents the number one attraction for the area. Eco-tourism, nature conservation, and other nature related studies occur in Seitseminen. The park has vast forests, marshlands, and ridges of preserved land. The park is a total of 4000 km².
The water from the streams and river in Kuru is so clean, it is drinkable without purification. The vast majority of Kuru is either water or forest. In fact, 550 km², out of 820.48 km², of the district is covered with forests. Popular activities include canoeing, swimming, fishing, hiking, camping, backpacking and other outdoor activities.
Kuru has vast natural resources including wood, water and stone. The stone is used for gravestones, building material, and memorial statues. The stone is also used for jewelry and souvenirs. The more popular variety of stone that comes from Kuru includes grey granite and "pallograniitti" (
orbicular granite
Orbicular granite (also known as orbicular rock or orbiculite) is an uncommon plutonic rock type which is usually granitic in composition. These rocks have a unique appearance due to ''orbicules'' - concentrically layered, spheroidal structures, ...
), a rare variety with decorative ring-shaped forms in it.
Kuru is also home to the forestry department of
Tampere College
Tampere Vocational College Tredu (Finnish: ''Tampereen seudun ammattiopisto Tredu'') is a college based in Tampere, Finland. It is part of the Tampere Upper Secondary Education and offers study vocational programmes in Finnish secondary education ...
(''Tampereen Ammattiopisto'' in Finnish), where they host international
wilderness guide
A guide is a person who leads travelers, sportspeople, or Tourism, tourists through unknown or unfamiliar locations. The term can also be applied to a person who leads others to more abstract goals such as knowledge or wisdom.
Travel and recrea ...
,
forestry
Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...
and
log house
A log house, or log building, is a structure built with horizontal logs interlocked at the corners by notching. Logs may be round, squared or hewn to other shapes, either handcrafted or milled. The term " log cabin" generally refers to a sm ...
building courses.
People born in Kuru
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Emanuel Kolkki Emanuel Kolkki (22 November 1869, Kuru - 17 March 1940) was a Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Finnish Party from 1907 to 1909 and the National Coalition Party
sv, Samli ...
(1869 – 1940)
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Kalle Kaakko-oja
Kalle Kaakko-oja (1 February 1875, Kuru - 7 May 1942) was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1910 to 1913, representing the Finnish Party
The Finnish Party ( fi, Suomalainen Puolue) was a Fennoman conserva ...
(1875 – 1942)
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Artturi Tienari
Artturi Tienari (31 October 1907 in Kuru – 26 April 1998) was a Finnish Civil Guard officer, business executive and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland
The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and suprem ...
(1907 – 1998)
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Tauno Kovanen
Tauno Kovanen (20 June 1917 – 9 February 1986) was a Finnish wrestler. He was born in Kuru
Kuru may refer to:
Anthropology and history
* Kuru (disease), a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy associated with the cannibalisti ...
(1917–1986)
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Seppo Lehto
Seppo Lehto (born 6 September 1962 in Kuru) is a Finnish nationalist, currently living in Tampere. The main theme of his activism is the return of Finnish territories ceded to the Soviet Union in World War II. He also claims to lead several organ ...
(born 1962)
References
External links
Official Kuru Website(in Finnish)
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Populated places disestablished in 2009
2009 disestablishments in Finland
Former municipalities of Finland
Ylöjärvi
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