Turtola () is a

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. It is located in the southeastern part of the city near the Tampere Ring Road, about five kilometers from the

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. Its neighboring parts of the city are Muotiala, Aakkula,

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and Korkinmäki. The Hervanta Highway runs through Turtola. One of Tampere's

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centers is located in Turtola.Turtolan kauppakeskus
(in Finnish) Turtola, mentioned in the 1540

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, was one of the houses of Messukylä – Messukylä's parish book village, which originally belonged to the parish of the Greater Pirkkala. However, a document dating back to 1465 mentions ''Olaff Twrdo'' as a representative of the Messukylä division. There is no complete certainty about the origin of the name ''Turto'', but according to Professor Viljo Nissilä, the name ''Turto'' can be combined with the verb and the adjective . Professor K. V. Kaukovalta also associates the Finnish adjective with the meaning 'heavy-hearted and serious'. The village name ''Tursola'' in

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and Sahalahti may have the same root. The name ''Turto'' is also associated in some sources with the Swedish male given name ''Tord''. Turtola became a '' rustholl'' in the 18th century and was divided into two parts, Turtola and ''Turtos'', in 1773. The municipality of Messukylä was annexed to the city of Tampere at the beginning of 1947 and the first

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of the Turtola district was approved in 1963.Maija Louhivaara: ''Tampereen kadunnimet'', p. 155. Tampereen museoiden julkaisuja 51, 1999, Tampere. ISBN 951-609-105-9. (in Finnish)

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Turtola's location
at Fonecta Districts of Tampere {{WesternFinland-geo-stub