Tuulos
Tuulos [ ˈtuːlɔs ] ( Swedish. Tulois ) is a former municipality in the southern Finnish region of Kanta-Häme . At the beginning of 2009 it was incorporated into the town of Hämeenlinna together with the communities of Hauho , Kalvola , Lammi and Renko .
Tuulos is located 27 km northeast of the city center of Hämeenlinna . In addition to the community center of the same name, the Tuulos community included the villages of Juttila, Lakkola, Pohjoinen, Sairiala, Sydänmaa, Syrjäntaka, Teuro and Toivaala. The municipality had an area of 171.30 km² (of which 13.44 km² inland water). The last population was 1,634.
The Church of Tuulos is a medieval stone church from the early 16th century, consecrated to Saint Birgitta . During the Finnish Civil War , a battle between Red Guards and German troops took place in Tuulos in 1918, which is remembered by several monuments.
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- ↑ As of 2008, source: Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office) (PDF; 247 kB)
- ↑ As of December 31, 2008. Source: Väestörekisterikeskus (Finnish population register). ( Memento of the original from September 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 61 ° 5 ' N , 25 ° 1' E