Hämeenkoski (; Koski Hl until 1995, see

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 ...

) is a former municipality of

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. It was merged to the municipality of

Hollola Hollola () is a municipality of Finland, located in the western part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality is unilingually Finnish and has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . ...

on 1 January 2016. It is located in the

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and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia

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. The municipality had a population of (30 June 2015) and covered an area of of which was water. The

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was . The municipality was unilingually Finnish. Lake Pääjärvi is situated at the border between Hämeenkoski and

Hämeenlinna Hämeenlinna (; ; ; or ''Croneburgum'') is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Kanta-Häme. It is located in the southern interior of the country and on the shores of Vanajavesi, Lake Vanajavesi. The population of Hämeenlinna is appr ...

(formerly Lammi).

History

Hämeenkoski was originally known as ''Koski''. It was initially a part of the Lammi administrative division and the

Hauho Hauho is a former municipality of Finland. It was situated in the province of Southern Finland and is today a part of the region of Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland). Hauho was amalgamated with the municipality of Hämeenlinna ...

parish. Lammi became a separate parish in the beginning of the 15th century or slightly earlier. Koski was first mentioned as a separate parish in 1410, but it was merged into Lammi as a chapel community in 1540. The chapel was also known as ''Etola'' after another village in the area. Koski became a separate parish from Lammi in 1870. The name ''Hämeen-Koski'' was first suggested for the parish in 1897 by Väino Wallin to distinguish it from

, at the time still a part of Marttila. Koski Hl was renamed ''Hämeenkoski'' in 1995. Hämeenkoski was consolidated with

in 2016.

References

External links

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Municipality of Hämeenkoski
– Official website *Hämeenkoski Former municipalities of Finland Populated places established in 1865 {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub