Hyvinkäänkylä (literally "Hyvinkää's village") is a village and a district in
Hyvinkää
Hyvinkää (; , ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Hyvinkää is situated in the northern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Hyvinkää is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in ...
,
Finland
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. It is located less than five kilometers southwest of the center of Hyvinkää and the
Vantaa River
The Vantaa (, ) is a long river in Southern Finland. The river starts from the lake in Hausjärvi and flows into the Gulf of Finland at ' in Helsinki. One of the tributaries of the Vantaa river is Keravanjoki that flows through the town of Ker ...
flows at its western and southern ends. It comprises the section of the Uudenmaankatu street from Vehkoja to Åvik and its surroundings, as well as Hyvinkää Hospital. Hyvinkäänkylä is the oldest district in Hyvinkää and was first mentioned in 1495 as ''Höffinge''. There was an inn in the 17th and 18th centuries until 1862. Hyvinkäänkylä was once part of
Nurmijärvi
Nurmijärvi () is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Nurmijärvi is situated in the Uusimaa region. The population of Nurmijärvi is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, mun ...
parish before its secession in 1917 as part of the Hyvinkää borough.
Hyvinkäänkylä School began operations in 1875 and in 1891 its own building was completed. It currently serves as a youth home. The current Hyvinkäänkylä stone school was built in 1955.
Hyvinkää - Peruskoulujen yhteystiedot
(in Finnish)
See also
* Kytäjä
References
External links
Kuvia Hyvinkäältä - Hyvinkäänkylä
(in Finnish)
Hyvinkäänkylä (1995) - Hyvinkään Rasti
(in Finnish)
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Hyvinkää
Villages in Uusimaa