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{{Infobox settlement
 | name                     = Muurame
 | official_name            = {{lang|fi|Muuramen kunta}}<br />{{lang|sv|Muurame kommun}}
 | settlement_type          = Municipality
 | image_skyline            = Muurame_Church.JPG
 | image_caption            = [[Muurame church]], designed by [[Alvar Aalto]]
 | image_shield             = Muurame.vaakuna.svg
 | shield_size              = 120x80px
 | image_map                = Muurame sijainti Suomi.svg
 | map_caption              = Location of Muurame in Finland
 | coordinates              = {{coord|62|08|N|025|40.5|E|display=inline,title}}
 | subdivision_type         = Country
 | subdivision_name         = {{flag|Finland}}
 | subdivision_type1        = [[Regions of Finland|Region]]
 | subdivision_name1        = [[Central Finland]]
 | subdivision_type2        = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]]
 | subdivision_name2        = [[Jyväskylä sub-region|Jyväskylä]]
 | leader_title             = Municipal manager
 | leader_name              = Ari Ranta-aho
 | established_title        = [[Charter]]
 | established_date         = 1921
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 | timezone                 = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
 | utc_offset               = +02:00
 | timezone_DST             = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
 | utc_offset_DST           = +03:00
 | website                  = {{URL|https://www.muurame.fi/}}
}}

'''Muurame''' is a [[Municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]], located {{convert|16|km|0}} south-west of [[Jyväskylä]], the regional capital of [[Central Finland]]. Muurame itself is located between two lakes, Lake [[Päijänne]] and Lake [[Muuratjärvi]]. These two lakes are connected to each other via River Muurame. Altogether there are 37 lakes in Muurame. The biggest lakes beside Päijänne are Muuratjärvi and [[Lake Kuusjärvi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jarviwiki.fi/wiki/Muurame |title=Muurame |date=2012 |work=Järviwiki |publisher=Finland's Environmental Administration |access-date=27 February 2012}}</ref> River Muurame streams through the population center of Muurame, which was founded in 1921.

Today Muurame shares a land border only with Jyväskylä. Before 2009, its neighboring municipalities were, in addition to Jyväskylä, the Rural Municipality of Jyväskylä and [[Korpilahti]], and before 1993 also [[Säynätsalo]]. Säynätsalo was consolidated with the city of Jyväskylä in 1993, and the Rural Municipality of Jyväskylä and Korpilahti in 2009. Muurame still shares a water boundary not only with Jyväskylä but also with [[Toivakka]].

The [[Muurame church]] is of [[Alvar Aalto]]'s design, being his first church design to be completed in 1929.<ref name="yle">{{cite news |title=Alvar Aallon nuoruudensynti remontoidaan alkuperäiseen loistoonsa |trans-title=Alvar Aalto's 'aberration of youth' to be restored to its original glory |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-7898439 |access-date=9 September 2020 |publisher=Yle |date=31 March 2015 |language=fi}}</ref> It was comprehensively restored in 2016 to its original design.<ref name="yle" />

== Name ==
''Muurame'' is a dialectal word referring to the [[Rubus chamaemorus|cloudberry]], which also can be seen in the municipal coat of arms. Similar toponyms nearby include [[Muuratsalo]], Muuratjärvi, Muuramenlampi and Muuratharju.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|url=https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|page=278|access-date=November 9, 2022|website=kaino.kotus.fi|language=fi}}</ref>

== Geography ==
=== Statistical areas ===
Muurame is divided into 17 statistical areas: Hautalanmäki, [[Isolahti, Muurame|Isolahti]], Jaakkola, Keskusta, [[Kinkomaa]], Kotiranta-Paavalinvuori, Muuramenharju, [[Muuratsalo]], Niittyaho, Pitkälä-Riihiniemi, Rajala-Sulunsalmi, [[Rannankylä, Muurame|Rannankylä]], Saarenkylä, Teollisuuskylä, Velkapohja, Verkkoniemi and Vihtalahti-Härköpohja.<ref>{{Cite map|title=Muuramen karttapalvelu|trans-title=Map service of Muurame|url=https://kartta-muurame.sitowise.com/link/4R3nu|section=Aluejaot > Kunnan tilastoalueet|access-date=2025-11-01|website=kartta-muurame.sitowise.com|language=fi}}</ref>

== History ==
Muurame was originally a part of [[Jämsä]]. There were also external hunting grounds of [[Pälkäne]] in the area.<ref>{{cite book
 |author-surname = Jalkanen
 |author-given = Kaarlo Jonathan
 |title= Rautalammin vanhan hallintopitäjän historia
 |page = (attached map)
 |date= 1900
 |volume= 
 |edition= 2010
 |location= Jyväskylä
 |publisher= SKS
 |language= fi
 |isbn= 978-952-222-221-3
}}</ref> In 1539, there were four farms in Muurame: two of the estates paid taxes to Jämsä, while the other two were taxed from Pälkäne.<ref name="SJH">{{cite book
 |author-surname = Virkkala
 |author-given = Kalevi
 |title= Suur-Jämsän historia I
 |page = 121
 |date= 1954
 |volume= 
 |edition= 
 |location= Forssa
 |publisher= Municipalities of Jämsä, Korpilahti, Petäjävesi, Muurame, Säynätsalo, Jämsänkoski and Koskenpää
 |language= fi
 |isbn= 
}}</ref>

Korpilahti, including Muurame, was separated from Jämsä in 1861.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suomen Sukututkimusseura - Korpilahti|url=https://hiski.genealogia.fi/seurakunnat/srk?CMD=SRK&ID=224&TYPE=HTML&LANG=FI|access-date=June 13, 2023|website=hiski.genealogia.fi|language=fi}}</ref> Muurame was in turn separated from Korpilahti in 1921.<ref name="paikannimikirja">{{Cite web|title=SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|url=https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|page=278+437|access-date=June 13, 2023|website=kaino.kotus.fi|language=fi}}</ref> Säynätsalo was separated from Muurame ecclesiastically in 1922<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suomen Sukututkimusseura - Säynätsalo|url=https://hiski.genealogia.fi/seurakunnat/srk?CMD=SRK&ID=532&TYPE=HTML&LANG=FI|access-date=June 13, 2023|website=hiski.genealogia.fi|language=fi}}</ref> and administratively in 1924.<ref>Suomalainen paikannimikirja, page 437.</ref>

== Notable people ==

=== Athletes ===
* [[Emilia Nyström]], [[Finnish beach volleyball]]
* [[Erika Nyström]], [[Finnish beach volleyball]]
* [[Jussi Pesonen (ice hockey)|Jussi Pesonen]], [[ice hockey]] player
* [[Harri Pesonen]], ice hockey player
* [[Mikko Ronkainen]], [[Freestyle skier]]

==Twinnings==
*{{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Alatskivi Parish]], Estonia<ref name=alatskivi>{{cite web|title=Välissuhted|url=http://www.alatskivi.ee/?nodeid=118&lang=et&|publisher=Alatskivi vald|access-date=2 May 2012|language=et}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Vinje]], Norway<ref name=muurame>{{cite web|title=Muurame Info|url=http://www.muurame.fi/fi/muurame_info/|publisher=Municipality of Muurame|access-date=7 May 2012|language=fi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014065403/http://www.muurame.fi/fi/muurame_info/|archive-date=14 October 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Muuratsalo]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Muurame}}
*[https://www.muurame.fi/ Municipality of Muurame] – Official website {{in lang|fi}}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Muurame
 | N = [[Jyväskylä]]
 | E = [[Jyväskylä]]<br/>[[Toivakka]]
 | S = [[Jyväskylä]]
 | W = [[Jyväskylä]]
}}
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