Urjala

Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality Urjala (Swedish: Urjala, also Urdiala) is a municipality of Finland.

It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, near Forssa. The municipality has a population of Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .

Neighbouring municipalities are Akaa, Forssa, Humppila, Hämeenlinna, Punkalaidun, Sastamala, Tammela, and Vesilahti.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Villages

Annula, Hakkila, Hakolahti, Halkivaha, Harittu, Honkola, Huhti, Kamppari, Kehro, Kokko, Laukeela, Menonen, Nuutajärvi, Perho, Puolimatka, Salmi, Tursa, Urjalankylä, Vahonen, Valajärvi, Velkala, Välkkilä

Notable individuals

• Antti Eskola, writer and Professor Emeritus at the University of Tampere
• Aukusti Uotila, painter
• Astrid Reponen-Juvas, researcher and soldier
• Ilmari Saarinen, poet
• In The Mood, band
• Johan Hampus Furuhjelm, vice-admiral and explorer
• Jouko Norén, athlete
• Kerttu Nurminen, designer and glass artist
• Mummi Kutoo, band
• Oskar Uotila, poet and lecturer
• Väinö Linna, author

Trivia

• Väinö Linna was born in Urjala, although he is most often referred to be from Tampere where he lived most of his adult life.
• The oldest glassblowing factory in Finland is located in the village of Nuutajärvi, Urjala.

Images

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  Urjala Church
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  Halkivaha Church
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  Halkivaha Church
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  Lake Kortejärvi in Urjala

External links

Media related to Urjala at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Urjala – Official website
• Urjalafoorumi – A discussion forum concerning Urjala