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 Sou ...

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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

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. Orivesi was founded in 1869. It was municipality until 1986 when it became a city of Finland. The municipality of

Eräjärvi Eräjärvi is a former municipality of Finland. *Independent municipality until 1973. After 1973 part of Orivesi city (population ca. 9,000). *Distance to Orivesi 20 km, Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirk ...

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 Juupajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of (), which makes it the smallest municipality in Pirkanmaa in terms of population. It covers an area of of which is water. The p ...

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 Jyväskyl ...

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 auth ...

Kuhmoinen Kuhmoinen ( sv, Kuhmois) is a municipality of Finland, in Pirkanmaa region, but until 2021, it was part of the Central Finland region. The municipality is home to inhabitants. Neighbour municipalities are Jämsä, Kangasala, Luhanka, Orivesi, Pad ...

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-Vilpp ...

and

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 distance from Orivesi to Tampere is . The town center of Orivesi is located by the

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. 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

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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'' 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

football club A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...

, Oriveden Tuisku.

People

Juho Lehmus Johannes (Juho) Lehmus (19 December 1858, Orivesi - 6 April 1918, Tampere; original surname ''Lindgren'') was a Finnish shoemaker, smallholder and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1916 until his death in 1918, representi ...

(1858 – 1918) * Josua Järvinen (1871 – 1948) * Kustaa Jussila (1879 – 1964) * Eetu Jussila (1882 – 1973) * Martti Peltonen (1901 – 1973) *

Antero Kivi Lauri Antero Kivi (15 April 1904 – 29 June 1981) was a Finnish discus thrower who won the silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ...

(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 (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 c ...

(1964 – ) * Tapio Saramäki (1953 – )

References

External links

Town of Orivesi
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