Kuorevesi is a former municipality in Finland. It was part of the

Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa (; sv, Birkaland; la, Birkaria, link=no), also known as ''Tampere Region'' in government documents, is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme an ...

region in western Finland. In the year 2001 it was consolidated into the town of

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 ...

in the

Central Finland Central Finland ( fi, Keski-Suomi; sv, Mellersta Finland) is a region ( / ) in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, North Savo, and South Savo. The city o ...

region. The name of the municipality came from the Lake Kuorevesi that is situated in its area.

History

The name of Kuorevesi is derived from the lake's name, which literally means " smelt water". Kuorevesi was first mentioned in 1449 as ''Kohrevesi'', though this may have referred to the lake. The area was a part of the Kangasala parish until 1540 and

Orivesi Orivesi () is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality official language is monoling ...

until 1640, after which it became a part of the Längelmäki parish separated from Orivesi in the same year. Kuorevesi acquired its first proper church in 1683. Kuorevesi became a separate municipality in 1873 and a parish in 1881. It remained independent until 2001, when it was merged into

People born in Kuorevesi

* Nestori Toivonen (1865 – 1927) * Mimmi Haapasalo (1881 – 1970) * Liisa Rantalaiho (b. 1933), sociologist * Tyyne Salomaa (1891 – 1938) * Ulla Juurola (1942 – )

References

Populated places disestablished in 2001 Former municipalities of Finland Jämsä {{WesternFinland-geo-stub