Urjala (; sv, Urjala, also ) is a
municipality
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of
Finland
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. It is 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
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, near the town of
Forssa
Forssa is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located almost in the centre of a triangle defined by the three largest major cities in Finland (Helsinki, Turku and Tampere), in the Tavastia Proper region, and which is crossed by Highway 2 ...
. The municipality has a population of ()
and covers an area of of which is water.
The
population density
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is .
Neighbouring municipalities are
Akaa
Akaa ( sv, Ackas) is a town and a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It was created on January 1, 2007 when the town of Toijala and the municipality of Viiala were united into a single town. The municipality of Kylmäkoski was consolidated w ...
,
Forssa
Forssa is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located almost in the centre of a triangle defined by the three largest major cities in Finland (Helsinki, Turku and Tampere), in the Tavastia Proper region, and which is crossed by Highway 2 ...
,
Humppila,
Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna (; sv, Tavastehus; krl, Hämienlinna; la, Tavastum or ''Croneburgum'') is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Tavastia and the modern province of Kanta-Häme in the south of ...
,
Punkalaidun,
Sastamala
Sastamala () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water, making it the largest municipality in the Pirkanmaa region in terms of area ...
,
Tammela, and
Vesilahti. The city of
Tampere
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is located north of Urjala.
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
The oldest
glassblowing
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factory in Finland is located in the village of Nuutajärvi, Urjala.
Villages
* Annula
* Hakkila
* Hakolahti,
Halkivaha
* Harittu
*
Honkola
* Huhti
* Kamppari
* Kehro
* Kokko
* Kolunkulma
* Laukeela
*
Menonen
*
Nuutajärvi
* Perho
* Puolimatka
* Salmi
* Tursa
* Urjalankylä
* Vahonen
* Valajärvi
*
Velkala
* Välkkilä
Notable individuals
*
Johan Hampus Furuhjelm, vice-admiral and explorer
*
Mimmi Kanervo, one of Finland's first female MPs
*
Väinö Linna, author (born in Urjala, although he is most often referred to be from
Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population ...
where he lived most of his adult life)
*
Arvo Lehto, municipal manager for 32 years (1948-1980)
Images
Image:Churchofurjala.jpg, Urjala Church
Image:Lutheran Church Halkivaha.jpg, Halkivaha Church
Image:Halkivaha_church.JPG, Halkivaha Church
Image:Kortejarvi.jpg, Lake Kortejärvi in Urjala
References
External links
Municipality of Urjala– Official website
Urjalafoorumi– A discussion forum concerning Urjala
Populated places established in 1868
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