Hämeenkoski

Hämeenkoski
Former municipality
Hämeenkosken kunta
Hämeenkoski kommun
Coat of arms of Hämeenkoski
Coat of arms
Location of Hämeenkoski in Finland
Location of Hämeenkoski in Finland
Coordinates: 61°01.5′N 025°09′E / 61.0250°N 25.150°E / 61.0250; 25.150
CountryFinland
RegionPäijänne Tavastia
Sub-regionLahti sub-region
Charter1865
Consolidated2016
Government
 • Municipal managerKari Mustonen
Area
[1]
 • Total
195.62 km2 (75.53 sq mi)
 • Land187.76 km2 (72.49 sq mi)
 • Water7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2015-06-30)[2]
 • Total
2,125
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.hameenkoski.fi

Hämeenkoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhæmeːŋˌkoski]; Koski Hl until 1995, see Koski Tl) is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the municipality of Hollola on 1 January 2016.[3][4]

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality had a population of 2,125 (30 June 2015)[2] and covered an area of 195.62 km2 (75.53 sq mi) of which 7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi) was water.[1] The population density was 11.3176/km2 (29.313/sq mi). The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Lake Pääjärvi is situated at the border between Hämeenkoski and Hämeenlinna (formerly Lammi).

History

Hämeenkoski was originally known as Koski. It was initially a part of the Lammi administrative division and the Hauho 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 Koski Tl, at the time still a part of Marttila. Koski Hl was renamed Hämeenkoski in 1995.[5][6]

Hämeenkoski was consolidated with Hollola in 2016.

References

  1. ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Väestötietojärjestelmä rekisteritilanne 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. ^ Ojansivu, Merja (25 January 2015). "Lahti ja Nastola yhdistyvät ensi vuoden alusta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland Oy. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. ^ Tuomisto, Emmi (30 December 2016). "Hämeenkosken hyvä henki kukoistaa kuntaliitoksen jälkeenkin". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  5. ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 91+182+217. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "Suomen Sukututkimusseura". hiski.genealogia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved January 3, 2023.



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