Jämsänkoski
Jämsänkoski | |
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Former municipality | |
| Jämsänkosken kunta Jämsänkoski kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Jämsänkoski in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°55′05″N 25°10′15″E / 61.91806°N 25.17083°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Established | 1926 |
| Merged into Jämsä | 2009 |
| Seat | Jämsänkosken keskustaajama |
| Area | |
| • Land | 401.75 km2 (155.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 7,351 |
Jämsänkoski is a former town and municipality of Finland in the Central Finland region. It is located near Lake Päijänne and the Jämsänjoki river. The town had a population of 7,351 in 2008.[1] It covered an area of 448.67 km² of which 48.02 km² is water. The population density was 16.9 inhabitants per km².
The municipality of Koskenpää was consolidated with Jämsänkoski in 1969, while Jämsänkoski was consolidated with Jämsä in 2009.
History
[edit]Linnasenmäki, the remains of an Iron Age hillfort, are located in the southern part of Jämsänkoski near the paper mill. The area may have had Stone Age settlement as well.[2]
Jämsänkoski was originally only the name of the rapids in the Jämsänjoki river. The area was originally a part of the Jämsä parish.
A sawmill has existed by the rapids since the 1790s.[3] Paper production started in 1888, when Elieser Johansson and Per Benjamin Köhlin established a cellulose factory in the area. The settlement of Jämsänkoski grew around the factories. Jämsänkoski got its own parish in 1925 and became a separate municipality in 1926.[4] The Jämsänkoski church was built in 1935.[5]
The municipality of Koskenpää was consolidated with Jämsänkoski in 1969. Jämsänkoski became a town in 1986. In 2009, Jämsänkoski became a part of Jämsä once again.
Economy
[edit]The paper mill owned by UPM Kymmene is the largest employer of Jämsänkoski.
Twinnings
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Luunja Parish, Estonia
Notable People
[edit]- William Mäkinen (born 1995) - ice hockey player
References
[edit]- ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ "Kulttuuriympäristön palveluikkuna". kyppi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Introduction". museo24.fi. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 116. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Jämsänkosken kirkko - Jämsän seurakunta". jamsanseurakunta.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved August 21, 2022.
External links
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Media related to Jämsänkoski at Wikimedia Commons
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