Kuokkala is a ward of
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of ...
,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. It contains six
districts:
Ristonmaa,
Kuokkala,
Kuokkalanpelto,
Ristikivi,
Nenäinniemi and
Hämeenlahti.
As of July 2012, 17,270 people live in Kuokkala.
The Kuokkala ward is separated from the Jyväskylä city centre by the Lake
Jyväsjärvi and is joined to
Lutakko by the
Kuokkala Bridge. Additionally, it is delimited by the
National road 9 on the west, lake
Päijänne on the east and the south, and the Äijälänsalmi strait between the two lakes.
History
Kuokkala was consolidated to Jyväskylä on 1 January 1965. Before that it was a part of
Jyväskylän maalaiskunta
Jyväskylän maalaiskunta ( sv, Jyväskylä landskommun), 'The Rural Municipality of Jyväskylä' is a former municipality of Finland. Together with Korpilahti, Jyväskylän maalaiskunta was consolidated with Jyväskylä on 1 January 2009. It ...
. Planning started in 1973. The construction of residential buildings started in 1981.
A housing fair was held in 1985 in Kuokkala, which received 200.000 visitors.
The Kuokkala bridge was built between 1987 and 1989.
Districts
Kuokkala
Kuokkala is one of the districts of
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of ...
,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. It's a part of the Kuokkala ward.
The district is separated from the Jyväskylä downtown by the Lake
Jyväsjärvi and is joined to Lutakko by the
Kuokkala Bridge.
Kuokkalan keskusta, Ainolanranta, Suuruspää, Asuntomessualue, Kekkola, Tikka, Pohjanlampi, Keskinen are the subareas of Kuokkala.
Kuokkala has several services such as a school, a health center, a convenience store and a church.
History
The construction of residential buildings in Kuokkala started in the 1980s.
The Kuokkala bridge was built in 1989.
Ristikivi
Ristikivi is a district of
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of ...
,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
.
It is located on a peninsula of the
Lake Päijänne
Lake Päijänne () is the second largest lake in Finland (). The lake drains into the Gulf of Finland via the Kymi River. The major islands are from north to south Vuoritsalo, Muuratsalo, Onkisalo, Judinsalo, Edessalo, Taivassalo, Haukkasalo, ...
and is part of the ward of Kuokkala.
The buildings of Ristikivi are mostly row houses and single-family houses built in the 1980s.
There is a preschool located in the area.
History
Ristikivi was originally the name of a farm in the area. It was first mentioned in 1816.
Gallery
File:Sulkuranta3.JPG, Silent footpaths of Sulkuranta allotment garden
File:Kuokkala Church 2.jpg, Kuokkala Church
File:Jyväskylä - Ainola.jpg, Houses in Ainolanranta
File:Kuokkala bridge hdr.png, Kuokkala Bridge at night
File:Tikan maja.JPG, A peaceful road on outskirts of Kuokkala
File:Kuokkala4.jpg, Apartment houses in Kuokkala
File:Jyväskylä - Tikan koulu.jpg, Tikka School
File:Jyväskylä - Ainolanranta.jpg, Ainolanranta
File:Kuokkala mall.jpg, Kuokkala mall
File:Kuokkala, Jyväskylä apartment building.jpg, An apartment building in Kuokkala
File:Ristikivi.jpg, Ristikivi district
File:Kuokkalanpelto luhtitalo.jpg, A house in the Kuokkalanpelto district
References
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External links
Website of Kuokkala Inhabitant AssociationTaikalamppu Day Care Centre in KuokkalaPeukkula Adventure Park
Neighbourhoods of Jyväskylä
{{Districts of Jyväskylä