Kämmenniemi () is a

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, a statistical area and an

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Tampere Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu ...

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, located in the area of the former municipality of

Teisko Teisko () is a former municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. It was consolidated in 1972 with Tampere, and at the same time Tampere got new districts: Kämmenniemi, Polso, Terälahti and Velaatta. Teisko's neighboring municipalities ...

. The regional road 338 between Tampere and

Ruovesi Ruovesi is a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi, ...

runs through Kämmenniemi. The distance from the village to the city center of Tampere is about 25 kilometers. The most important sights and buildings in Kämmenniemi are, for example, the Aunessilta

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and Kämmenniemi School. Among other things, the annual Teisko market is organized in Kämmenniemi. Kämmenniemi also has a

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and

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of the Teisko's

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. The Paarlahti bay is also located in Kämmenniemi, which is called the only

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in Finland; however, according to official definitions, it does not quite meet the characteristics of a fjord. Aunessilta 2019

Kämmenniemi is mentioned in the

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of 1540 as a

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of five houses called Kemmenniemi, later also in the form Kemenniemi. Permanent settlement is known to have existed in the area at least since the 14th century. Teisko, which originally belonged to

Messukylä Messukylä (, also ) is a former municipality of Finland which was annexed by the city of Tampere in 1947. The medieval stone church (built c. 1540) in Messukylä is the oldest building in Tampere. During the Civil War (1918), Messukylä was the ...

as a chapel parish, became independent in 1860. At the beginning of 1972, the municipality of Teisko was annexed to the city of Tampere, and the first

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of Kämmenniemi was confirmed soon after the municipal union. Most of the street names are based on the old place names in the region. Kämmenniemi had a population of 1,958 in 2022.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kammenniemi Districts of Tampere Villages in Pirkanmaa

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