Tyrväntö is a former municipality of

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in the

Häme Province The Province of Häme (, ), or Tavastia, was a province of Finland from 1831 to 1997. In 1997 the southern parts with Kanta-Häme, Päijät-Häme was merged with the province of Uusimaa and Kymi into the new province of Southern Finland. ...

, now in

Tavastia Proper Tavastia () or Tavastland may refer to: Regions * Häme (Swedish: ''Tavastland'', Latin: ''Tavastia'') * Tavastia (historical province) Tavastia (; ; ; also called ''Yam'' (Ямь) or ''Yem'' (Емь) in Russian sources) is a historical prov ...

. It was consolidated with

Hattula Hattula () is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Tavastia Proper region and until 2010 it was located in the province of Southern Finland. Hattula is almost completely surrounded by Hämeenlinna, only in the north it shares the border w ...

in 1971. The northern part of the former municipality was transferred to

Valkeakoski Valkeakoski (; lit. "white rapids") is a town and municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. It is located south of Tampere, north of Hämeenlinna and north of Helsinki in the Pirkanmaa regions of Finland, region. The municipality has ...

in 1978. Tyrväntö bordered Hattula,

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and

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 ...

Geography

Villages

*Suotaala (location of the church) *Anomaa *Lahdentaka *Lepaa *Lusi *Monaala *Mäenpää *Mälkiäinen *Retula *Suontaka *Tykölä *Uskila *Vanajaniemi

Lakes

The

Vanajavesi Vanajavesi is a large lake in southern Finland, in the provinces of Pirkanmaa and Kanta-Häme. It is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin. The lake gathers waters from a wide area in the regions of Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper and parts of the Päij� ...

is partially on the former municipality's territory.

History

The name of Tyrväntö is related to the name of

Tyrvää Tyrvää (; ) was a municipality in the Satakunta region, Turku and Pori Province, Finland. It was established in 1439 when the Tyrvää parish was separated from the parish of Karkku. In 1915, the market town of Vammala was separated from Tyrvä ...

, a former municipality now part of

Sastamala Sastamala () is a town in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. Sastamala lies on both sides of River Kokemäenjoki in the southwest corner of Pirkanmaa. The population of Sastamala is approximately , while the South Western Pirkanmaa, sub-reg ...

. Their names originate from the dialectal word ''tyrjätä'', "to make loud noise, to rumble" , referring to the sound of the nearby rapids. Both Tyrväntö and Tyrvää have also had an alternative name ''Tyrväntä''. Tyrväntö was first mentioned in 1449 as ''Turfwenesokn'', originally a part of

. The Tyrväntö chapel community has also been called ''Kulsiala'', which was also an administrative division encompassing an area greater than that of the parish. The village of Lepaa was first mentioned in 1455. It was the location of a medieval church and was therefore the original administrative center of the chapel community. Suotaala was first mentioned in 1483 and became the administrative center of the area in the 18th century as the new church was built there. The modern church was built in 1801. The altarpieces and bells were moved from the old Lepaa church. Tyrväntö became an independent municipality in 1868 and got its own parish in 1930. At its peak, the municipality had 2,168 residents. Tyrväntö was consolidated with Hattula in 1971. In 1978, the villages of Uskila, Mälkiäinen and Tykölä were moved to the

municipality.

Sights

Tyrväntö has a museum focused on Tavastian lake fishing, showcasing fishing and crabbing methods. The museum is located in a granary from the 1800s.

Services

Education

Lepaa has a school for grades 1-6 (''ala-aste/alakoulu''). Gardening education has been offered since 1910. Nowadays the Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) has a gardening sector in Lepaa.

References

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