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Ypäjä
Ypäjä is a municipalities of Finland, municipality located in the countryside of South-Western Finland. It belongs to the provinces of Finland, province of Southern Finland and the regions of Finland, region of Tavastia Proper. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. The main population centre of Ypäjä is a small village situated on the river Loimijoki, between the towns of Forssa (23 km to the east from Ypäjä) and Loimaa (15 km to the west). Although officially part of the Forssa region, Ypäjä is often also considered to belong to the Loimaa region as it has traditionally been influenced by both towns. Besides Loimaa, its direct neighbours are Jokioinen, Humppila, Somero and Koski Tl. The distances from Ypäjä to the three major cities in southern Finland are relatively short: to Turku, to Tampere, and to the capital Helsinki. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loimaa
Loimaa (; historical ) is a cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Loimaa's neighboring municipalities are Huittinen, Humppila, Koski Tl, Marttila, Oripää, Punkalaidun, Pöytyä, Somero, Säkylä and Ypäjä. History First mentions of Loimaa come from the year 1439 but a parish was founded in the area already a decade earlier. The town was founded in its current form in 1876 as the railway between Turku and Toijala was completed. A legend of Prättäkitti is heavily associated with Loimaa. The town of Loimaa merged with Loimaan kunta (literally "Municipality of Loimaa") on January 1, 2005 and with the municipalities of Alastaro and Mellilä on January 1, 2009. The name ''Loimaa'' comes fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humppila
Humppila is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Tavastia Proper regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of (), which make it the smallest municipality in Tavastia Proper in terms of population. It covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality owes the essence of its development to the arrival of the List of railway lines in Finland#Line 9: Turku - Pieks.C3.A4m.C3.A4ki, Turku–Toijala railway in 1876. Today, Humppila remains a stop for trains using this line and the once closed railway station has been reopened for passengers. From 1898 until 1974, Humppila was the starting point of the narrow gauge Jokioinen Railway, a line to the town of Forssa. Today the remaining of this line make the Jokioinen Museum Railway. There are two significant traffic highways through Humppila municipality: Finnish national road 2, Highway 2 (between Vihti and Pori) and Finnish national road 9, High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somero
Somero () is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is part of the Southwest Finland regions of Finland, region in the provinces of Finland, province of Western Finland, located northeast of Salo, Finland, Salo, east of Turku and northwest of Helsinki. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Somero is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. Somero's neighbouring municipalities are Jokioinen, Koski Tl, Lohja, Loimaa, Salo, Tammela, Finland, Tammela and Ypäjä. History Somero has been known as a trading place since the 14th century. The municipality was officially founded in 1867. The municipality of Somerniemi merged with Somero proper in 1977. Somero was moved from the province of Häme Province, Häme to the province of Turku and Pori in 1990. Currently it belongs to the provinces of Finland, province of Western Finland. Somero became a town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koski Tl
Koski Tl (; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region and was part of the former province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . ''Tl'' in the name means the former province of Turku and Pori (). It was attached to the name to distinguish Koski Tl from another municipality named ''Koski'', Koski Hl (''Hl'' for the former province of Häme, ). Koski Hl was renamed Hämeenkoski in 1995 but Koski Tl has not changed its name. Koski is unilingually Finnish. Koski's neighbouring municipalities are Loimaa, Marttila, Pöytyä, Salo, Somero and Ypäjä. Sights Hämeen Härkätie runs through Koski and it crosses the Paimio Paimio (; ) 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jokioinen
Jokioinen () is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Tavastia Proper regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. A notable tourist attraction in the region is the Jokioinen Museum Railway. History The history of Jokioinen is tightly connected to the Jokioinen estate, which was established in 1562. The estate developed into the largest estate in Finland during the time of the provincial governor Ernst Gustaf von Willebrand. At the beginning of 20th century the estate had a corn mill, saw mill, a brick factory, steel plant and a sugar and syrup factory. Due to the crofters law of 1918 and the land reform law of 1945 the estate was split into more than 1500 homes and small farms. The rest of the estate was transferred to the ownership of the Finnish state in 1918. In 1928 the Department of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Finland
Southern Finland (, ) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia. History On September 1, 1997 the Uusimaa Province, the Kymi Province and the southern parts of the Häme Province were joined to form the new Southern Finland Province. All the provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010. Administration The State Provincial Office was a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promoted national and regional objectives of the State central administration. The State Provincial Office of Southern Finland employed about 380 persons. Its service offices were located in the cities of Hämeenlinna, Helsinki, and Kouvola. The administrative seat was placed at Hämeenlinna. Regions Southern Finland was divided into six regions: *South Karelia (''Etelä-Karjala / Södra Karelen'') * Päijänne Tavastia (''Päijät-Häme / Päijänne T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Kanta-Häme
The 11 municipalities of the Kanta-Häme () in Finland are divided on three sub-regions. __NOTOC__ Forssa sub-region *Forssa *Humppila *Jokioinen (''Jockis'') * Tammela *Ypäjä Hämeenlinna sub-region *Hattula *Hämeenlinna (''Tavastehus'') *Janakkala Riihimäki sub-region *Hausjärvi *Loppi *Riihimäki See also *Southern Finland Southern Finland (, ) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia. History On September 1, 1997 the Uusimaa Province, the Ky ... * Regions of Southern Finland External links {{commonscat-inline, Municipalities in Tavastia Proper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forssa
Forssa is a Cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located almost in the centre of a triangle defined by the three largest major cities in Finland (Helsinki, Turku and Tampere), in the Tavastia Proper regions of Finland, region, and which is crossed by Finnish national road 2, Highway 2 between Pori and Helsinki and Finnish national road 10, Highway 10 between Turku and Hämeenlinna. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Only a little part of the surface area of Forssa is water, but the river Loimijoki forms an important element in the cityscape, with the city being located at its starting point. Other notable water areas in Forssa include the lake Kaukjärvi and the lake Koijärvi, known as the birthplace of the Green League. The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. However, the name Forssa comes from the Swedish word "fors", meaning rapids. Forssa ... [...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] |
Turku
Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while the Turku metropolitan area, metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the third most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country after Helsinki metropolitan area, Helsinki and Tampere metropolitan area, Tampere. Turku is Finland's oldest city. It is not known when Turku was granted city status. Pope Pope Gregory IX, Gregory IX first mentioned the town of ''Aboa'' in his ''Bulla'' in 1229, and this year is now used as the founding year of the city. Turku was the most important city in the eastern part of the Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden (today's Finland). After the Finnish War, Finland became an Grand Duchy of Finla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horse
The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, '' Eohippus'', into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BCE in Central Asia, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BCE. Horses in the subspecies ''caballus'' are domesticated, although some domesticated populations live in the wild as feral horses. These feral populations are not true wild horses, which are horses that have never been domesticated. There is an extensive, specialized vocabulary used to describe equine-related concepts, covering everything from anatomy to life stages, size, colors, markings, breeds, locomotion, and behavior. Horses are adapted to run, allowing them to quickly escape predator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
