Epilä is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

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. The area is bordered on the north by the

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and

Lielahti Lielahti () is a suburb in the city of Tampere, Finland, with important industrial and commercial facilities. Lielahti was annexed to the city in 1950 from Ylöjärvi parish. Lielahti lies about 7 kilometres west from the Keskusta, Tampere, city ...

, on the east by

Hyhky Hyhky ( or ''Hyhkö'') is a district in the northwestern part of Tampere, Finland. It is bordered on the north by Lielahti, on the east by Ala-Pispala, on the south by Kaarila and on the west by Epilä. The village of Hyhky, which originally belo ...

's Vaakonkatu, on the west by Rahola and on the south by Kaarila. Epilä has been permanently inhabited since the 16th century. Epilä, located in the present Winter area, is mentioned in the 1540

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as a house belonging to the village of

Tohloppi Tohloppi is a district of Tampere, Finland. It is located in western part of Tampere, about seven kilometers from the city center near the Tesomajärvi district. The other neighboring parts of the district also are Ikuri, Lamminpää, Epilän ...

, the parish of

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, which was owned by Heikki Epi at that time. The name is possibly based on the Swedish male given name

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. In 1759–1836, Epilä was the office of the chaplain of the Harju Chapel Parish.Maija Louhivaara: ''Tampereen kadunnimet'', p. 229–230. (''Tampereen museoiden julkaisuja'', ISSN 1237-5276; 51). Tampere: ampereen kaupunki 1999. ISBN 951-609-105-9. (in Finnish) There have been pastures of Kaarila Manor in the area. During the

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, in March-April 1918, fierce battles were fought in Epilä as part of the

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; the

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, led by Aatto Koivunen, defeated the

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, led by Swedish Colonel Hjalmarson, on several occasions. The fierce offensive battle took place on March 26, 1918. After the completion of the Tampere–Pori railway in 1895, Epilä railway station was opened,Jussi Iltanen: ''Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat'', p. 117–118. Helsinki: Karttakeskus, 2010. ISBN 978-951-593-214-3. (in Finnish) and a new

residential A residential area is a land used in which houses, housing predominates, as opposed to industrial district, industrial and Commercial Area, commercial areas. Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include ...

and industrial area began to develop around it. Thus the house name had become a region name. The Epilä area, along with the other western suburbs of Tampere, was moved from the then North Pirkkala to the city of Tampere at the beginning of 1937. The joint

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of the Epilä, Kaarila and Hyhky districts was confirmed in 1953. The Epilä railway stop's shutdown was decommissioned in 1979, when it was used for

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until it was opened. For most of the 20th century, Epilä was an industrial area, but today it is mainly a residential area dominated by

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s. During the industrial era, Epilä operated e.g. Uusi Kivipaino Oy book publisher and Winter's paint factory.Winter Oy
- Pörssitieto (in Finnish)

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Epilä-kulttuuriraitti
(in Finnish) Districts of Tampere {{WesternFinland-geo-stub

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