Kuhmoinen ( sv, Kuhmois)
is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
of
Finland
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, in
Pirkanmaa
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region
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, but until 2021, it was part of the
Central Finland region. The municipality is home to inhabitants.
Neighbour municipalities are
Jämsä
Jämsä () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about southwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of (), which make it the second largest town of the Central Finland after Jyväsk ...
,
Kangasala,
Luhanka
Luhanka ( sv, Luhanka, also ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. In relation to its population Luhanka is not just the sm ...
,
Orivesi,
Padasjoki and
Sysmä
Sysmä () is a municipality of Finland. It is situated in the Päijät-Häme region. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. Neighbouring municipalities are Asikkala, Hart ...
. The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
Nature
There are all together even 316 lakes in Kuhmoinen. Kuhmoinen lies on the west coast of
Lake Päijänne. Biggest lakes in Kuhmoinen after Päijänne are
Vehkajärvi and
Isojärvi.
Isojärvi National Park resides in Kuhmoinen on the south side of Lake Isojärvi.
History
Kuhmoinen was established in the medieval times. It was first mentioned in 1483 as ''Kuchmois''. At the time, it was a part of the
Padasjoki parish and a center of a fourth (''neljänneskunta'') within the parish.
Twinnings
*
Puhja Parish, Estonia
People born in Kuhmoinen
*
Robert Ruohtula (1853 – 1914)
*
Joel Naaralainen (1867 – 1915)
Gallery
File:Asejavarusmuseo.jpg, A military museum in Kuhmoinen
File:Mast in Kuhmoinen 2.jpg, A mast in Kuhmoinen
File:Isojärvi Isojärven kansallispuisto 2.jpg, Isojärvi National Park
References
External links
Municipality of Kuhmoinen– Official website
Isojärvi National Park
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