Orivesi
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 Finland
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| Landscape : | Pirkanmaa |
| Administrative community : | Tampere |
| Geographical location | 61 ° 41 ′ N , 24 ° 21 ′ E |
| Surface: | 960.08 km² |
| of which land area: | 799.55 km² |
| of which inland waterways: | 160.53 km² |
| Residents : | 9,221 (Dec. 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 11.5 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number : | 562 |
| Language (s) : | Finnish |
| Website : | orivesi.fi |
Orivesi [ ˈɔrivɛsi ] is a city in western Finland with 9221 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018). It is located around 40 km northeast of Tampere in the Pirkanmaa landscape .
Orivesi was first mentioned in the church records in 1540, the parish was established in 1869. The Eräjärvi parish was incorporated into Orivesi in 1973, and Orivesi was declared a town in 1986. In 2007, the urban area expanded through the incorporation of the western parts of the dissolved municipality of Längelmäki .
After the fire in the old wooden church , the modern Kaarikirkko Church was built in 1961 . Its shape, which is modeled on a fish when viewed from above, and its five large arched walls symbolize the biblical miracle of feeding with the five loaves (= walls) and two fish (= roof and floor). Opposite the church is the old church tower, which was spared from the fire. In the Eräjärvi district is a wooden church built in 1821.
An art museum by a lake , the Purnu , is open in the summer. In Orivesi there are over 220 lakes, the largest of which is the Längelmävesi .
Annual cultural events include the Johan Willgren Festival with classical music . The Oriveden Opisto Institute offers concerts, etc.
The Finnish train station VR-Yhtymä is about 5 kilometers from the city center. There are direct train connections to Tampere, Jyväskylä , Helsinki , Haapamäki , Joensuu and Pieksämäki , among others . The train takes you to downtown Tampere in 24 minutes. There are bus connections to many Finnish cities. The bus station is in the city center.
Orivesi Church
Preserved bell tower of the burned down wooden church of Orivesi
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
