Loppi
Loppi | |
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Municipality | |
Lopen kunta Loppi kommun | |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 16% |
• 15 to 64 | 58.1% |
• 65 or older | 25.9% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.loppi.fi |
Loppi (Finnish:
Neighbour municipalities are Hyvinkää, Hämeenlinna, Janakkala, Karkkila, Riihimäki, Tammela and Vihti. The most significant main road connection to get from Loppi to Riihimäki is the national road 54, which runs between Tammela and Hollola, and which is connected to the Highway 3 (E12) between Helsinki and Tampere. Another significant road connection in the direction of Helsinki is the regional road 132 passing through the municipality of Nurmijärvi.
The subject of the municipal coat of arms, where the iron symbol has sunk into a wave-cut plate, refers to the lifting of limonite from the lake in the early period.[7][8]
According to local folklore, Kaakkomäki of Loppi was inhabited by a giant devil in ancient times. When Loppi's old church, Saint Bridget Church, was built in the 17th century, the devil tried to disrupt the construction and became enraged when the church bells rang. The devil tried to destroy the church bell tower and threw it with a large rock. However, the rock flew over the church to Tiirinkallio on the shore of Lake Loppijärvi, from where the rock was combed into the lake. The stone in the lake brought a disaster: cattle fell ill and animals died. So the villagers crammed the rock up the cliff and the luck of the cattle was restored.[9]
Loppi is especially known for its
History
Loppi is part of a historic province of Tavastia. Originally it was part of the chapel parish of Janakkala. The Loppi Chapel Parish, formed in the 16th century, included only seven of the current Loppi villages: Läyliäinen, Sajaniemi, Joentaka, Loppi, Hunsala, Teväntö and Pilpala. Other villages belonged directly to Janakkala. The independent parish of Loppi became in 1632. This also included other villages that later belonged to Loppi and also Kytäjä, (now part of Hyvinkää), which had been part of Janakkala until 1579, then became part of Nurmijärvi, with the exception of Vatsia's house, which remained in connection with Loppi. The administrator of Loppi was much wider in its territory than the administrator of the church.[13] When the Riihimäki township was founded in 1926, the Vatsia house in the village of Kytäjä was moved from Loppi to Riihimäki borough.[14]
Between 1907 and 1954, there was a
Geography
The forested highland of
Villages
There are three big villages in the municipality: Loppi (Kirkonkylä), Launonen and Läyliäinen. Most of the inhabitants of the municipality live in these villages, as they are located along the significant main road connections of the municipality.
Other (smaller) villages are Hevosoja, Hirvijärvi, Hunsala, Joentaka, Kormu, Metsäkylä, Ourajoki, Pilpala, Räyskälä, Sajaniemi, Salo, Teväntö, Topeno and Vojakkala.
Services
Loppi's primary health care services are provided by the Regional Health Center of Riihimäki.[19] in the emergency cases, the health care is available at night from the emergency room of Kanta-Häme Central Hospital in Hämeenlinna.[20]
There are seven
Loppi Library was founded in 1852 and is the third oldest library in Tavastia. The library got its current building in 1988.[24]
Attractions
The church of Saint Birgitta is situated in Loppi. It is commonly called the Santa Pirjo, Pirjo being the Finnish version of the name Birgitta. The church is one of the oldest wooden churches in Finland, being about 300 years old.
Marshal Mannerheim's hunting lodge called the "Marshal's Cabin" (Marskin Maja in Finnish) was moved from Karelia to Loppi in 1942 during the Continuation War. It is located on the side of lake Punelia and nowadays functions as a restaurant and museum.
The village of
The Räyskälä Airfield is located in Loppi. It is home to the Finnish Sports Aviation Academy and one of the busiest general aviation airfields in Finland.
Notable people
- Julius Ailio (1872–1933), an archaeologist and politician
- Timo Jurkka (born 1963), an actor
- Mikko Lahtio (born 1984), a middle-distance runner
- Sami Lähteenmäki (born 1989), professional ice hockey player
- Heikki Mikkola (born 1945), professional motorcycle racer and four-time Motocross World Champion
- Otto Paajanen (born 1992), professional ice hockey player
- Kalle Sievänen (1911–1996), a sport shooter
See also
- Aamuposti
- Loppi Church
- Loppi Road
Sources
Literature
- Jorma Kallenautio (1978). Lopen historia kunnallisen itsehallinnon aikana (in Finnish). Loppi: Lopen kunta ja manttaalikunta. ISBN 9519909346.
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- ^ "Sisäasiainministeriön vahvistamat kaupunkien, kauppaloiden ja kuntien vaakunat 1949-1995 I:10 Loppi" (in Finnish). National Archives of Finland. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Loppilainen taru (in Finnish)
- ^ Loppi tunnetaan perunasta - tulevaisuudessa mahdollisesti myös harvinaisesta perhoslajista? (in Finnish)
- ^ Lopen nimikkolajit (in Finnish)
- ^ Jaakko Kolmonen: Kotomaamme ruoka-aitta: Suomen, Karjalan ja Petsamon pitäjäruoat, p. 69. Helsinki: Patakolmonen Ky, 1988. (in Finnish)
- ^ Kallenautio 1978: p. 88-90. (in Finnish)
- ISBN 951-99205-4-4.
- ^ Lopentien kiertoliittymän uudistus kunnioittaa Riihimäen ratahistoriaa (in Finnish)
- ISBN 952-90-8863-9.
- ^ Kallenautio 1978: p. 231. (in Finnish)
- ^ Wuorenrinne, Heikki. Lopen luonnosta. Teoksessa: Kallenautio 1978: p. 9-11, 25-27. (in Finnish)
- ^ Perusterveydenhuolto - Loppi.fi (in Finnish)
- ^ About us - Kanta-Hämeen sairaanhoitopiirin kuntayhtymä
- ^ Alakoulut - Loppi.fi (in Finnish)
- ^ Yhtenäiskoulu - Loppi.fi (in Finnish)
- ^ Etelä-Hämeen Tanssiopisto (in Finnish)
- ^ Kirjaston historia - Loppi.fi (in Finnish)
- ^ Vojakkalan lava - Vojakkala.fi (in Finnish)
- ^ Vojakkalan lava - Tanssiin.fi (in Finnish)
External links
Media related to Loppi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Loppi – Official website
- Finnish Sports Aviation Academy (in Finnish)
- Räyskälä Airfield
- Hyrinet – Hyvinkää–Riihimäki area portal (in Finnish)