Lempäälä
Encyclopedia
Lempäälä is a municipality in southwestern Finland
with inhabitants . Lempäälä is located south of the city of Tampere
. The municipality covers an area of km2 of which km2 is water. The population density
is PD/km2.
The municipality center of Lempäälä is situated on an isthmus between the lakes Vanajavesi
and Pyhäjärvi which are connected by the Kuokkalankoski rapids and the canal of Lempäälä that was built during the 1870s and is still in use.
The first written account of parish of Lempäälä is from 1430. The oldest building of the town is a medieval church named after Saint Birgitta and was built in the year 1504. The only remaining article from medieval times in the church is a wooden crucifix
carved out of birch
.
Finnish novelist Yrjö Kokko
lived in Lempäälä, and is buried in the graveyard.
Ideapark
, the second largest shopping mall
in Nordic countries, is located in Lempäälä along the Helsinki
–Tampere
motorway.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
with inhabitants . Lempäälä is located south of the city of Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
. The municipality covers an area of km2 of which km2 is water. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
is PD/km2.
The municipality center of Lempäälä is situated on an isthmus between the lakes Vanajavesi
Vanajavesi
Vanajavesi is a lake in Finland. 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 Päijänne Tavastia region.-Settlements:...
and Pyhäjärvi which are connected by the Kuokkalankoski rapids and the canal of Lempäälä that was built during the 1870s and is still in use.
The first written account of parish of Lempäälä is from 1430. The oldest building of the town is a medieval church named after Saint Birgitta and was built in the year 1504. The only remaining article from medieval times in the church is a wooden crucifix
Crucifix
A crucifix is an independent image of Jesus on the cross with a representation of Jesus' body, referred to in English as the corpus , as distinct from a cross with no body....
carved out of birch
Birch
Birch is a tree or shrub of the genus Betula , in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. The Betula genus contains 30–60 known taxa...
.
Finnish novelist Yrjö Kokko
Yrjö Kokko
Yrjö Olavi Samuli Kokko was Finnish veterinarian and writer. His was married to dentist Aune Ilus. He is most notable for his fairy tale Pessi and Illusia and initiating conservation work for whooper swan in Finland. In the 50's he became sad, because new time and new lifestyle came to Lapland...
lived in Lempäälä, and is buried in the graveyard.
Ideapark
Ideapark
thumb|right|300px|Ideapark is a shopping mall in Lempäälä, Finland. It is notable for being very large by Nordic standards. The mall was built on a greenfield site alongside the Helsinki–Tampere motorway approximately twelve kilometres south of Tampere...
, the second largest shopping mall
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
in Nordic countries, is located in Lempäälä along the Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
–Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
motorway.
Kuokkala
Kuokkala is a neighbourhood to the north of Lempäälä town which houses a 'museoraitti' (museum trail). Several buildings now house collections of historical items, including: a shop museum (also a shop and information office), hairdressers & barbers, cobblers, 1939-45 war memorabilia, household equipment, blacksmiths, carpenters, a 19th century Finish dwelling, and a special exhibit relating to the ex-Finnish region of Sakkola.External links
- Municipality of Lempäälä – Official site