Keuruu
Keuruu
Keuru | |
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Municipality | |
Keuruun kaupunki Keuru stad | |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.2% |
• 15 to 64 | 52.3% |
• 65 or older | 34.5% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www |
Keuruu (Finnish:
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Pihlajavesi was consolidated with Keuruu in 1969.[6]
Geography
Neighbouring municipalities are
.There are 316 lakes in Keuruu such as Keuruun Kaituri, Hallinjärvi, and Kolonjärvi, but the largest of which are Keurusselkä-Ukonselkä, Pihlajavesi, and Liesjärvi.[7]
History
Keuruu was originally known as Keuru. This name is first mentioned in 1552 as a wilderness used for hunting by the people of Sääksmäki. The northern part of the modern municipality was held by the people of Kangasala instead. Savonians settled the area in 1564, but some Tavastians also moved to their hunting grounds in the same area. At the time, it was possible to distinguish Savonians and Tavastians just by their names: Savonians had surnames, usually ending in -nen, while Tavastians had none. Out of the eleven original settlers, six were Savonians (surnames Karjalainen, Koponen, Manninen, Pynnänen, Ruoranen, Tiusanen) and five were Tavastians.
The village was first mentioned in 1567 as Köyris. It was a part of the Ruovesi parish since 1571 and until 1636. By 1571, 31 new Savonian settlers had moved into the area while only two Tavastians remained, but more Tavastians came in the 17th century. The Savonians mostly came from Rautalampi and Laukaa. The Savonians and Tavastians later mixed, the local Savonian dialect is a relic of this. The southern part held by Sääksmäki was added to the new Keuruu parish in 1640.
Culture
Sights and events
The old church in Keuruu is a wooden church built in the 18th century. It now serves as a museum.
Food
In the 1980s, Keuruu's traditional parish dishes were the "gutter
Notable people
- Einari Vuorela, writer
- Hannele Huovi, writer
- Joni Lius, ice hockey player
- Jukka Rautakorpi, professional ice hockey coach
- Kalevi Sorsa, former Prime Minister of Finland
- Matti Kassila, film director
- Mirjami Kuosmanen, actress
- Olli Palola, ice hockey player
- Pirkko Vahtero, graphic designer and heraldist
- Matias Saxberg, sexton and murderer
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Keuruu is
See also
- Finnish Lake Road
- Finnish national road 58
References
- Notes
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Pihlajavesi ennen ja nyt" (in Finnish). Keskisuomalainen. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Keuruu". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 157. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Keuruun pitäjän historia, kirj. Aksel Warén" (PDF). keuruunveraja.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Keuruun vanha kirkko – Museovirasto (in Finnish)
- ^ YLE: Historiallinen siipirataslaiva uhkaa rapistua satamaan (in Finnish)
- ^ YLE: Siipiratasalus Elias Lönnrotille liikkuu Keurusselällä myös ensi kesänä (in Finnish)
- ^ http://www.tiedetila.fi/tiedetila/aloitus.htm (in Finnish)
- ISBN 951-96047-3-1.
- ^ "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Jõgeva linn. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Szarvas Town". szarvas.hu. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
External links
Media related to Keuruu at Wikimedia Commons Keuruu travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Town of Keuruu – Official website (in Finnish)
- Keuruun Pallo – A football club, infamous for losing their every single game in the Finnish division 2 (in Finnish)