Lempäälä
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Basic data | |
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Landscape : | Pirkanmaa |
Administrative community : | Tampere |
Geographical location | 61 ° 19 ′ N , 23 ° 45 ′ E |
Surface: | 306.92 km² |
of which land area: | 269.44 km² |
of which inland waterways: | 37.48 km² |
Residents : | 23,206 (Dec. 31, 2018) |
Population density : | 86.1 inhabitants / km² |
Municipality number : | 418 |
Language (s) : | Finnish |
Website : | lempaala.fi |
Lempäälä [ ˈlɛmpæːlæ ] is a Finnish municipality located about 20 km from Tampere , near the Lempäälä Canal and the Kuokkala Rapids. The center is on an island in Lake Kirkkojärvi . Sights are the Church of St. Brigitta from the beginning of the 16th century and the Lampäälä Canal (around 2 km long).
Ideapark
One of the largest shopping centers in Scandinavia, the Ideapark, is located in Lempäälä (open since December 1st, 2006) . It contains around 200 shops, an ice rink, an independent cultural center for children, a dog park, and many restaurants.
Community partnerships
Lempäälä maintains the following community partnerships :
- Ulricehamn ( Sweden )
- Øvre Eiker ( Norway )
- Kerteminde ( Denmark )
- Tapolca ( Hungary )
- Upplands-Bro ( Sweden )
Personalities
- Jenni Hiirikoski (* 1987), ice hockey player
Web links
Commons : Lempäälä - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 (PDF; 199 kB)
- ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018