Epilänharju is a

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. The district is bordered on the north by Lamminpää, on the east by

Lielahti Lielahti () is a suburb in the city of Tampere, Finland, with important industrial and commercial facilities. Lielahti was annexed to the city in 1950 from Ylöjärvi parish. Lielahti lies about 7 kilometres west from the Keskusta, Tampere, city ...

, on the south by Epilä and on the west by

Tohloppi Tohloppi is a district of Tampere, Finland. It is located in western part of Tampere, about seven kilometers from the city center near the Tesomajärvi district. The other neighboring parts of the district also are Ikuri, Lamminpää, Epilän ...

and

Ristimäki Ristimäki is a neighbourhood in the city of Tampere, Finland, It is bordered on the north by Tohloppi, on the east by Epilänharju, on the west by Tesomajärvi and on the south by the Tampere-Pori railway. Mediapolis (YLE), Mediapolis, YLE's offi ...

. The Epilänharju district is home to the former Epilä Spa, which has now been abandoned and left to decay, as well as Abloy Oy's former

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. During the industrial period, Epilän Konepaja Oy, Oy Epilän nahkatehdas Ab, Epilän sementtivalimo Oy, Oy Excelsior Ab, Ab Lukko Oy and Sahanterä Oy operate in the Epilänharju district. The former factory building of the

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factory was renovated into an

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in the early 2000s. The name Epilänharju is based on Epilä's house and area. The Epilä House, which belonged to the village of Tohloppi, was already mentioned in the

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of 1540, and was located on the site of the later Winter's paint factory. The name Epilä is possibly based on the Swedish male given name

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. Pirunharju has appeared as the local co-name of Epilänharju.

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began to emerge in the area at the turn of the 20th century, when the

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was completed. Along with other western connection areas, Epilänharju was transferred from the municipality of the northern

Pirkkala Pirkkala (; ) is a municipality in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies to the southwest of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Pirkkala is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . I ...

to the city of Tampere at the beginning of 1937. The first

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of Epilänharju was approved in 1956.Louhivaara 1999, p. 253.

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