Oripää
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 Finland
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| Landscape : | Varsinais-Suomi |
| Administrative community : | Loimaa |
| Geographical location | 60 ° 51 ′ N , 22 ° 41 ′ E |
| Surface: | 117.74 km² |
| of which land area: | 117.65 km² |
| of which inland waterways: | 0.09 km² |
| Residents : | 1,364 (Dec 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 11.6 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number : | 561 |
| Language (s) : | Finnish |
| Website : | oripaa.fi |
Oripää [ ˈɔri'pæː ] is a municipality in south-western Finland. The population is 1364 (as of December 31, 2018). The largest Finnish cities Helsinki , Espoo , Vantaa , Tampere and Turku are all within 100 kilometers of the village. The closest town is Loimaa , which is about 20 kilometers to the east. Oripää is at the intersection of the main road 41 from Turku to Tampere and the road 210 from Uusikaupunki to Forssa .
history
Oripää was first mentioned in a letter from the Bishop of Turku , who bought horses in the area around the village. Both the city coat of arms, which depicts a horse's head on a magenta background, and the name of the city are reminiscent of this documentary mention. Ori is the Finnish word for stallion , pää stands for the German head .
Culture and sights
Museums
There are three museums in Oripää, namely the Hartmannin Mökki , the Oripää Museum of Local History and the Matin Museo . The Hartmannin Mökki presents objects from everyday life in Southwest Finland from the 1930s to 1960s and is the only museum of its kind in the region. The museum is named after its last residents, Ida and Olga Hartmann. The museum is open every Sunday from June to August.
The local history museum is housed in the former municipal granary, which was completed in 1912 and converted into a museum in 1985. The exhibits tell about the historical, agricultural life in Oripää.
The Matin Museo is a private museum located in the Myllykylä district. Exhibits include historic farm machinery and horse-drawn sleighs.
Natural monuments
One of the natural monuments in the Oripää municipality is the Myllylähde. It is a spring from which around 6,500 m³ of crystal clear water gushes out on a daily average. Because of the high water quality , rare and threatened animal species live on the shores of the lake into which the spring pours.
The Teinienkivi is located near the Myllykylä. The large ice age boulder got its name ( German: teenage stone ) from the fact that students wandering in the summer holidays stocked up on provisions for their further hike here.
At the foot of the Oripäähügel is the so-called Kaleva grave , an approximately 650 meter long depression in the landscape. The forecast therefore, after it comes that the agency has once served as a giant sleeping place. The similar terrain depressions in the vicinity are also believed to have been made by giants and devils .
Sports
The specifics of Oripää in terms of sports are linked to the local sports airport. The airport has two intersecting runways of 1,350 and 950 meters in length. Around 3000 to 4000 flights with small motor planes and gliders are carried out from the airport every year. In addition, there is an air show every two years with over 30,000 ( 2002 ) spectators. There is also horse riding in the area, which is offered by several studs .
Regular events
Many cultural events take place in Orivesi every year, for example the Johan Willgren Festival , which offers visitors a wide variety of classical music , and the new song competition “Oridolls” intended for young girls, which has almost the same idea as “ Germany is looking for the superstar ". In addition, the Oriveden Opisto Institute offers many concerts, etc.
economy
Despite the relatively small number of inhabitants, Oripää has all the basic shopping and basic services.
Sons and daughters of the church
- Harri Holkeri (1937–2011), politician and former Prime Minister
Web links
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
