Urjala
Template:Expand Finnish Template:Infobox settlement Urjala (Template:IPA; Template:Langx, also Template:Lang) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, near the town of Forssa. The municipality has a population of Template:Data Finland municipality/population count ({{#time: j F Y|Template:Data Finland municipality/population count }})<ref name="population_count" /> and covers an area of Template:Convert of which Template:Convert is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The population density is Template:Convert.
Neighbouring municipalities are Akaa, Forssa, Humppila, Hämeenlinna, Punkalaidun, Sastamala, Tammela, and Vesilahti. The city of Tampere is located Template:Convert north of Urjala.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The oldest glassblowing factory in Finland is located in the village of Nuutajärvi, Urjala.
Notable individuals
- Johan Hampus Furuhjelm, vice-admiral and explorer
- Mimmi Kanervo, one of Finland's first female MPs
- Väinö Linna, author (born in Urjala, although he is most often referred to be from Tampere where he lived most of his adult life)
Images
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Halkivaha Church
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Urjala Church
References
External links
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- Municipality of Urjala – Official website Template:In lang
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