Korkeakoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkorkeɑˌkoski]) is a village and administrative center of the Juupajoki municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It has a population of 822.[1] It is located along Highway 58 between Orivesi and Kärsämäki, and the Tampere–Haapamäki railway runs through its center.
Korkeakoski | |
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Village | |
 The centre of Korkeakoski | |
  Korkeakoski Location in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°47′47.82″N 24°22′12.09″E / 61.7966167°N 24.3700250°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Municipality | Juupajoki |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-12-31) | |
| • Total | 822[1] |
| • Density | 1,819/km2 (4,710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
In Korkeakoski there is a municipal hall, a health center, a school for grades 3-9[2] and a Sale grocery store.[3] Finland's first mechanized shoe factory called Wallenius Wapriikki, founded in 1898, is also located in Korkeakoski.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan 31.12.2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved August 14, 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Juupajoen kylät (in Finnish)
- ^ Sale Korkeakoski (in Finnish)
- ^ Walleniuksen Wapriikki (in Finnish)
External links edit
- Korkeakoski at Fonecta
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