Kiipu
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Kiipu is a village of about 600 inhabitants situated close to the Highway 2 along the river Jänhijoki
in them municipality of Jokioinen
in the Tavastia Proper
region. The village is located approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north from the centre of Jokioinen, and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-east of the town of Forssa
. The village was selected as the Village of Tavastia in 2003.
The written history of Kiipu begins in the 14th century. The first map of the village was drawn in 1710. The village spreads on a large area along the river Jänhijoki and there is no real village center. The proper village of Kiipu is located about three kilometers (2 miles) from Minkiö railway station
. The village house of the Kiipu Village Association, in 1953 with Swedish donation money built an old health center stands next to the Jokioinen Museum Railway
at the Minkiö station. The village association and the Museum railway organise together many summer events.
Jänhijoki (river)
is a tributary of Loimijoki river in Finland. Its sources are in lake Jänijärvi in the Tammela municipality in the Tavastia Proper region in Finland. It starts as river Peräjoki, flowing northwest from Jänijärvi towards Jokioinen. The name changes to Jänhijoki where the Peräjoki river and...
in them municipality of Jokioinen
Jokioinen
Jokioinen is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...
in the Tavastia Proper
Tavastia Proper
Tavastia Proper is a region of Finland. It borders to the regions Finland Proper, Pirkanmaa, Päijänne Tavastia, and Uusimaa.Hämeenlinna is the largest urban area in the region...
region. The village is located approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north from the centre of Jokioinen, and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-east of the town of Forssa
Forssa
Forssa is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located almost in the centre of a triangle defined by the three largest major cities in Finland , in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
. The village was selected as the Village of Tavastia in 2003.
The written history of Kiipu begins in the 14th century. The first map of the village was drawn in 1710. The village spreads on a large area along the river Jänhijoki and there is no real village center. The proper village of Kiipu is located about three kilometers (2 miles) from Minkiö railway station
Minkiö railway station
Minkiö railway station is a neighborhood of the Kiipu village and a railway station at the Jokioinen Museum Railway, situated north of the Minkiö village on the northern shore of the river Jänhijoki, and on the western side of the Jänhijoki village in the municipality of Jokioinen...
. The village house of the Kiipu Village Association, in 1953 with Swedish donation money built an old health center stands next to the Jokioinen Museum Railway
Jokioinen Museum Railway
The Jokioinen Museum Railway is located in Jokioinen, Finland. It is based on the last narrow gauge railway in Finland, the gauge Jokioinen Railway....
at the Minkiö station. The village association and the Museum railway organise together many summer events.