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Jussinkylä
Jussinkylä (also known as Juhannuskylä) is a neighbourhood in the city center of Tampere, Finland. It is located east of Tammerkoski and borders Satakunnankatu in the south. To the east and northeast, the district is bounded by a railway and to the northwest by Lapintie. The Erkkilä Bridge (''Erkkilän silta'') connects Jussinkylä to Tammela, Tampere, Tammela. The most significant landmarks in the area are Tampere Cathedral and Tampere Central Fire Station. Neighboring neighborhoods are Finlayson (district), Finlayson, Tampella (district), Tampella and Kyttälä, from which the latter runs a route along the Tuomiokirkonkatu street. The background to the name of the district is unknown, but it has been in use since at least the 1870s. It may refer to a person named Johannes, or even to the celebration of Midsummer.Maija Louhivaara: ''Tampereen kadunnimet'', p. 80-81. Tampereen museoiden julkaisuja 51, 1999, Tampere. (in Finnish) Sources * Jutikkala Eino: ''Tampereen historia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampere
Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland, and the second most populous urban area in the country after the Helsinki metropolitan area. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. The urban area has a population of approximately 340,000. Tampere is considered to be the most important urban, economic and cultural centre in the whole of inland Finland. Tampere and its surroundings are part of the historic province of Satakunta. The area belonged to the province of Häme from 1831 to 1997; over time, it has often been considered a province of Tavastia. For example, in '' Uusi tietosanakirja'', published in the 1960s, the Tampere sub-region is presented as part of the then province of Tavastia. However between 1775 and 1870 Tammerkoski rap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampere Cathedral
Tampere Cathedral (, ; originally known as St. John's Church) is a Lutheran church in Tampere, Finland, and the seat of the Diocese of Tampere. The building was designed in the National Romantic style by Lars Sonck, and built between 1902 and 1907. The cathedral is famous for its frescoes, painted by the symbolist Hugo Simberg Hugo Gerhard Simberg (24 June 1873 – 12 July 1917) was a Finland, Finnish Symbolism (movement), symbolist painter and graphic artist. Life and career Simberg was born on 24 June 1873, at Hamina (), Finland, the son of Colonel Nicolai Simberg ... between 1905 and 1906. The paintings aroused considerable adverse criticism in their time, featuring versions of Simberg's '' The Wounded Angel'' and '' The Garden of Death''. Of particular controversy was Simberg's painting of a winged serpent on a red background in the highest point of the ceiling, which some contemporaries interpreted as a symbol of sin and corruption. The altar-piece, representing the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampere Central Fire Station
The Tampere Central Fire Station () is a fire station located at Satakunnankatu 16 in the Jussinkylä, Tampere, Finland, on the eastern shore of Tammerkoski. The Art Nouveau-style fire station building, completed in 1908, was designed by architect Wivi Lönn. History A permanent fire brigade was established in Tampere on 5 July 1898, and a voluntary fire brigade had been established in the city as early as 1873. The permanent fire brigade initially operated in temporary premises in the merchant Axel Siren's house at Puutarhakatu 6. A estate of land was built for the building along Satakunnankatu in 1903, and in 1905 a fire station design competition was held, which was won in February 1906 by architect Wivi Lönn. The Malmö's fire station in Sweden must have been used as an example in the design of the fire station. Design and construction The station was originally designed for horse-drawn equipment and the horse stables and equipment hall were located in the curved center of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyttälä
Kyttälä is a district in Tampere, Finland. It was born in the late 1870s as a working-class neighborhood to the eastern outskirts of the town. As Tampere soon expanded, Kyttälä is now a part of the city center between the Tammerkoski river and the railway. Population of Kyttälä is 3,348 (31 December 2014). Aleksanterinkatu (Tampere), Aleksanterinkatu is one of Kyttälä's main streets. The direct connection to the Liisankallio, Liisankallio district and from there to Teiskontie and Sammonkatu streets runs along Itsenäisyydenkatu and connection to the Jussinkylä, Jussinkylä district runs along Tuomiokirkonkatu. Rongankatu street in Kyttälä was renovated in 2023. There's now a four-meter-wide, two-way bicycle path in the middle of the Rongankatu street. Notable sights *Tampere Orthodox Church *Hotel Tammer *Tampere railway station *Hotel Ilves *Koskikeskus (shopping centre) *Posteljooninpuisto *Sori Square See also * Ratina (district) * Tulli (district) Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuomiokirkonkatu
Tuomiokirkonkatu (literally "Cathedral Street") is a north–south street in the center of Tampere, Finland, which runs through the districts of Jussinkylä and Kyttälä. The street is about a kilometer long. In the north it ends at Lapintie, in the south Vuolteenkatu. In Kyttälä, part of Tuomiokirkonkatu has been turned into a pedestrian street. In the future, the pedestrian section will be expanded so that it will eventually extend south from Kyttälänkatu to Suvantokatu and the Sori Square (''Sorin aukio''). The street got its current name in 1936, when the city underwent a major street name reform. Tuomiokirkonkatu refers to the Tampere Cathedral, which is located along the street. The previous name ''Viinikankatu'' was in the town plan in 1886–1936. The old name was abandoned because it was considered misleading; after the town plan changes, the street no longer led to the Viinikka district. Tuomiokirkonkatu has several important sites for cultural historically ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satakunnankatu
Satakunnankatu is an east–west, busy street in the center of Tampere, Finland, which is one of the city's main streets. It starts from the vicinity of Tampere Cathedral on the east side of Tammerkoski, where it separates the Jussinkylä and Kyttälä Districts. The street crosses the rapids along the Satakunta Bridge (''Satakunnansilta'') and runs on the west side between Finlayson, Tampere, Finlayson and the Hämeenpuisto park. From there it continues through the Amuri, Tampere, Amuri area to the Pirkankatu street. Satakunnankatu is part of the nationally significant Industrial park, industrial landscape of Tammerkoski, and there are several sites along it that are valuable for architecture, cultural history and the cityscape. The street is bordered by, among other things, the former weaving building Plevna, Tampere, Plevna (1877), which belongs to the Finlayson (company), Finlayson factory area, where the first electric lighting in the Nordic countries and the then Russian Emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampella (district)
Tampella (until 2002 known as Naistenlahti) is a neighbourhood in the northern part of the city center of Tampere, Finland. It consists of the old Tampella factory area, the Armonkallio residential area and the Naistenlahti harbor area. The neighboring parts of the internally heterogeneous district located on the shores of Lake Näsijärvi are Lapinniemi, Lappi, Tampere, Lappi, Osmonmäki, Tammela, Tampere, Tammela, Jussinkylä, Finlayson (district), Finlayson and Särkänniemi (district), Särkänniemi. The Naistenlahti Power Plant operates on the shores of Lake Näsijärvi in Tampella. The Vapriikki Museum Centre is also located in the district. (in Finnish) See also * Paasikiven–Kekkosentie * Tampere Tunnel * Naistenmatka, a town center of Pirkkala |
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tammerkoski
Tammerkoski is a channel of rapids in Tampere, Finland. The city of Tampere is located between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi (Tampere region), Pyhäjärvi. The difference in altitude between these two is and the water flows from Näsijärvi to Pyhäjärvi through the Tammerkoski rapids. The banks of the Tammerkoski are among the oldest industrial areas in Finland and were the site of a busy marketplace in the 17th century. Tampere was founded on the banks of the rapids, as the rushing water provided a great deal of power for the needs of industry. Four power stations and three dams are located on the Tammerkoski. The highest in altitude is the dam between James Finlayson (industrialist), Finlayson and Tampella. From this dam, the stream is led to the power stations of Finlayson and Tampella on either side of the rapids. In the middle is the city's power plant and the lowest one in terms of altitude is the dam at the Tako paperboard mill, owned by M-real. The three upp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erkkilä Bridge
Erkkilä is a Finnish language surname, derived from the given name Erkki, a form of Eric.''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Erkkilä Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 21 January 2016. Notable people with the surname include: *Eeli Erkkilä Eeli Johannes Erkkilä (21 November 1909 - 1 April 1963) was a Finland, Finnish smallholding, smallholder and politician, born in Oulainen. He served as Deputy Minister of Social Affairs from 13 January 1959 to 14 July 1961, Deputy Minister of Tra ... (1909–1963), Finnish politician * Eero Erkkilä (born 1941), Finnish conductor * Mika Erkkilä (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player References Finnish-language surnames {{DEFAULTSORT:Erkkila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tammela, Tampere
Tammela is a district in Tampere, Finland, located east of the city centre. Tammela was born in the 1870s as a working-class neighbourhood, today it is especially popular among the students of the nearby Tampere University. As of 2014, the population of Tammela was 5,646. Tammela was almost completely destroyed in the 1918 Finnish Civil War Battle of Tampere and also severely damaged in the air raids of World War II. Some wooden houses from the early 1900s have remained in the so-called Puu-Tammela area in the eastern side of the district. Today Tammela is known for the Tammelantori Market Square and its '' mustamakkara'' kiosk Historically, a kiosk () was a small garden pavilion open on some or all sides common in Iran, Persia, the Indian subcontinent, and in the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century onward. Today, several examples of this type of kiosk still exist ...s, and the Tammela Football Stadium. References External links Official Homepage of the Tammela r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
