Riihimäki

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Riihimae kaupunki
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Riihimäki Location of Riihimäki in Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : Kanta-malice
Administrative community : Riihimäki
Geographical location 60 ° 45 ′  N , 24 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 60 ° 45 ′  N , 24 ° 46 ′  E
Surface: 125.57 km²
of which land area: 121.03 km²
of which inland waterways: 4.54 km²
Residents : 28,736 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 237.4 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number : 694
Postcodes : 11100
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : riihimaki.fi (German)

The Riihimäki [ riːhimæki ] is a city in the southern Finnish landscape Kanta-Häme , not far from the central cities Helsinki and Tampere .

geography

Riihimäki belongs to the Kanta-Häme landscape.

The municipalities of Riihimäki, Loppi and Hausjärvi as well as the southern parts of Janakkala together form the economic center of Riihimäki with a total of 57,000 inhabitants. On December 31, 2005, the population of Riihimäki was 27,055.

The total area of ​​Riihimäki is 125.4 km² , of which are

  • Land area - 120.8 km²
  • Water area - 4.6 km²

The city area measures 1962  ha , of which 1806 ha belong to the city. The population density is 217 inhabitants / km².

history

Archaeological excavations show that the area was settled for the first time after the Ice Age , 9,000 years ago. Prehistoric finds also show that the settlement has hardly been interrupted since then. The founding of the village , which was mainly based on agriculture , dates from the Middle Ages , although the beginning of agriculture in this area has not yet been fully established. With the construction of the railway line from Helsinki to Hämeenlinna by the Finnish railway VR-Yhtymä and especially after the inauguration of the Helsinki - Saint Petersburg line in 1870, the name of the city of Riihimäki became more popular.

To secure the railway line as part of the defense line through southern Finland, the Russian government built a garrison in Riihimäki in 1910 . In 1919, Riihimäki was a densely populated municipality with its own administration and local autonomy, with the right to appoint officials and committees.

In 1922, Riihimäki was made a town and on January 1, 1960, it was granted city rights . Development of the population (as of December 31) :

  • 1987-24,674
  • 1990 - 25,000
  • 1997 - 25,975
  • 2000 - 26,173
  • 2002 - 26,341
  • 2003 - 26,654

The coat of arms of Riihimäki

The coat of arms is divided in half by a golden belt. The silver upper half shows seven red flames rising upwards, with the lower half representing a golden grain of wheat. The coat of arms reflects the origin of the city name; riihi - mäki = (threshing hill). Mayor in 2004 is Seppo Keskiruokanen.

Attractions

In addition to its function as a railway junction with a marshalling yard , the city is known for its traditional glass production . The tradition of earlier glasswork continues today as a skillful handicraft , i.e. H. the glass is hand-blown in small workshops and studios. The Finnish Glass Museum documents and preserves the 4,000-year-old history of glass blowing. In the 19th century, the cityscape was characterized by large industrial buildings, such as B. the Paloheimo Saha sawmill, the Riihimae Lasi glass factory and the Sako weapon factory. The Riihimäki Hunting Museum has exhibitions on hunting topics and a weapons collection.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Died in Riihimäki

partnership

Web links

Commons : Riihimäki  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
  2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018