Orivesi

Orivesi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈo̞riˌʋe̞s̠i]; lit. "stallion water") is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 9,094 (31 July 2020)[3] and covers an area of 960.09 square kilometres (370.69 sq mi) of which 160.53 km2 (61.98 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 11.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.4/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

For the lake, see Lake Orivesi.
Orivesi
Town of Orivesi
Oriveden kaupunki
Orivesi stad
Orivesi center
Coat of arms
Etymology: literally meaning ("stallion water")
Location of Orivesi in Finland
Coordinates: 61°40.5′N 024°21.5′E
Country Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
Sub-regionTampere sub-region
Charter1869[1]
Town1986
Government
 • Town managerJuha Kuusisto
Area
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total960.09 km2 (370.69 sq mi)
 • Land799.55 km2 (308.71 sq mi)
 • Water160.53 km2 (61.98 sq mi)
Area rank100th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[3]
 • Total9,094
 • Rank112th largest in Finland
 • Density11.37/km2 (29.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98.8% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others1%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1416.3%
 • 15 to 6461.9%
 • 65 or older21.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[6]20%
Websitewww.orivesi.fi

Orivesi was founded in 1869.[1] The municipality of Eräjärvi was consolidated with Orivesi in 1973. A part of the municipality of Längelmäki was consolidated with Orivesi in 2007. Today, neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Jämsä, Kangasala, Kuhmoinen, Ruovesi and Tampere. The distance from Orivesi to Tampere is 43 kilometres (27 mi).

Orivesi is mostly known for its Oriveden Opisto art school. The town center of Orivesi is located by the Lake Längelmävesi.

People
  • Belfry of the old wooden church destroyed by a fire
  • Orivesi modern church.
  • Orivesi old church.
  • House of Auvinen in the town centre.
  • Sunset over the lake Eräjärvi at Orivesi
  • Purnu art exhibition in Orivesi Finland in 2009
  • A sign at Hörtsänä Arboretum
  • A lean-to shelter ('laavu') in the Pukala recreational forest in Orivesi
  • Orivesi railway station
  • Orivesi sport arena built in 1988
  • ABC gas and service station by the Highway 9.

See also

References
  1. "Oriveden kaupunki". www.orivesi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  2. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  5. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  6. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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