Hämeenkoski
Former municipality in Päijät-Häme, Finland
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Hämeenkoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhæmeːŋˌkoski]; Koski Hl until 1995, see Koski Tl) is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the municipality of Hollola on 1 January 2016.[3][4]
Hämeenkoski | |
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Former municipality | |
| Hämeenkosken kunta Hämeenkoski kommun | |
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Coat of arms | |
 Location of Hämeenkoski in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°01.5′N 025°09′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Päijät-Häme |
| Sub-region | Lahti sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Consolidated | 2016 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kari Mustonen |
| Area | |
• Total | 195.62 km2 (75.53 sq mi) |
| • Land | 187.76 km2 (72.49 sq mi) |
| • Water | 7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 2,125 |
| • Density | 11.32/km2 (29.31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.hameenkoski.fi |
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijät-Häme region. The municipality had a population of 2,125 (30 June 2015)[2] and covered an area of 195.62 km2 (75.53 sq mi) of which 7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi) was water.[1] The population density was 11.3176/km2 (29.313/sq mi). The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Lake Pääjärvi is situated at the border between Hämeenkoski and Hämeenlinna (formerly Lammi).
History
Hämeenkoski was originally known as Koski. It was initially a part of the Lammi administrative division and the Hauho parish. Lammi became a separate parish in the beginning of the 15th century or slightly earlier. Koski was first mentioned as a separate parish in 1410, but it was merged into Lammi as a chapel community in 1540. The chapel was also known as Etola after another village in the area. Koski became a separate parish from Lammi in 1870. The name Hämeen-Koski was first suggested for the parish in 1897 by Väino Wallin to distinguish it from Koski Tl, at the time still a part of Marttila. Koski Hl was renamed Hämeenkoski in 1995.[5][6]
Hämeenkoski was consolidated with Hollola in 2016.
Notable people
Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870–1956), the seventh President of Finland, was born in the Huljala village located approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of the former municipal center.[7]
