Hämeenkoski
Template:Infobox settlement Hämeenkoski (Template:IPA; 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.<ref name="hs_20150126" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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)<ref name="population_count" /> and covered an area of Template:Convert of which Template:Convert was water.<ref name="total_area" /> The population density was Template:Pop density. 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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 Template:Convert southeast of the former municipal center.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
See also
References
External links
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- Municipality of Hämeenkoski – Official website