Orivesi () is a

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and a

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. It 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 ...

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. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The

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is . The municipality official language is monolingually Finnish. Orivesi was founded in 1869. It was municipality until 1986 when it became a city of Finland. The municipality of Eräjärvi was consolidated with Orivesi in 1973. A part of the municipality of

Längelmäki Längelmäki is a former municipality of Finland. Längelmäki was divided in 2007 between Jämsä and Orivesi. Längelmäki is situated by the lake Längelmävesi, from which it has got also its name. The administrative center of Längelmäki ...

was consolidated with Orivesi in 2007. Today, neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki,

Jämsä Jämsä () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about southwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of (), which make it the second largest town of the Central Finland after Jyväsky ...

Kangasala Kangasala is a city in Finland which is situated about 16 kilometres East of Tampere. The city was founded in 1865 and had a population of people as of . Kangasala covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Finnish ...

, Kuhmoinen,

Ruovesi Ruovesi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vil ...

and

Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclo ...

. The distance from Orivesi to Tampere is . The town center of Orivesi is located by the Lake Längelmävesi. Orivesi was the location of the Oriveden Opisto

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which moved to Tampere in 2018.

Geography

Orivesi has more than 350

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s. The landscape of Orivesi is mostly dominated by Lake Längelmävesi, into which most of the area's water basis fall. The northeastern end of

's Lake Vesijärvi also extends to the Orivesi area. Some of the lakes in the western part of Orivesi flow into

Lake Näsijärvi A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

. The largest ridges in the town, which extend more than 200 meters above sea level, are located in the northwest near the borders of

and

. The average altitude of the terrain is 100–150 meters. There is a

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opened in 1990 in Orivesi, from which more than 15 tons of

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have been mined.

Culture

Food

In the 1980s,

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and ''

mustikkapöperö Mustikkapöperö (also known as pöperö, pöpörö, pöppi or pöllöhillo) is a traditional Finnish dish. It is made by mixing crushed blueberries and finely milled flour mixture (Talkkuna). Talkkuna is only used to add flavour, however it wil ...

'' were named Orivesi's traditional parish dishes.

Sports

Orivesi is home to the Oriveden Fortuna, an ice hockey club founded in 1968,Sponsorointiyhteistyö - Case: Fortuna Ry, sivu 7; Timo Hiltunen; Opinnäytetyö Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu 2011
(in Finnish) which trains in the Orivesi Ice Rink. Orivesi also has a

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, Oriveden Tuisku.

People

* Juho Lehmus (1858 – 1918) *

Josua Järvinen Josua Järvinen (4 February 1871, Orivesi – 28 February 1948) was a Finnish schoolteacher, inspector of schools and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1911, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland ...

(1871 – 1948) *

Kustaa Jussila Kustaa Aadolf Jussila (8 October 1879, in Orivesi – 9 February 1964) was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1936 to 1939, representing the Patriotic People's Movement (IKL). He was the elder brother of E ...

(1879 – 1964) * Eetu Jussila (1882 – 1973) *

Martti Peltonen Martti Herman Peltonen (31 August 1901, Orivesi - 3 October 1973) was a Finnish mechanic and politician. He was imprisoned in 1918 for having sided with the Reds during the Finnish Civil War. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 19 ...

(1901 – 1973) * Antero Kivi (1904 – 1981) *

Aimo Jokinen Aimo Jokinen (born 2 April 1931 – 21 July 2014) was a Finnish cyclist. He competed in the 4,000 metres team pursuit event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952 ...

(1931 – ) *

Tarmo Koivisto Tarmo Koivisto (born 3 July 1948 in Orivesi) is a Finnish comics artist and writer, cartoonist, and graphic artist. He is best known for his ongoing comic strip '' Mämmilä''. Koivisto is also known by his artist name Tape. Biography Koivisto ...

(1948 – ) *

Juha Kivi Juha Kivi (born 26 January 1964 in Orivesi) is a retired Finnish long jumper. He became Finnish champion in 1989 and 1993. His personal best jump was 8.02 metres, achieved in August 1989 in Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a ...

(1964 – ) * Tapio Saramäki (1953 – )

References

External links

Town of Orivesi
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