Kalvola

Kalvola [ kɑlvɔlɑ ] is a former municipality in the southern Finnish landscape Kanta -Häme. At the beginning of 2009, it was amalgamated with the municipalities Hauho, Lammi, Renko and Tuulos into town Hämeenlinna.

Kalvola located 20 km north- west of the center of Hämeenlinna and 55 km southeast of Tampere. The distance to the capital Helsinki is 125 km. The highway from Helsinki to Tampere ( State Road 3/Europastraße 12) and the railway line from Helsinki to Oulu Tampere traverse Kalvola. The community center was the site of Kalvola Iittala is known for the resident of the same manufacturer Iittala glass design. Except Iittala yet part of the former municipality of Kalvola the villages Ahlajärvi, Heinu, Hietajärvi, Hitumaa, Kanajärvi, Kankaanpää, sureties, Keikkala, Kotkajärvi, Kutila, Kutinen, Kuurila, Könnölä, Lintumaa, Niemi, Ojajärvi, Orjanhirsi, Paakkonen, Sauvala, Saviniemi, Sittala, Sääksniemi, Taljala, Unonen and Rimmilä. It was named after the lake community Kalvolanjärvi. The area of ​​the municipality was 338.20 km ² Kalvola (of which 37.66 km ² inland waters). The population stood at 3,587.

The area of Kalvola is separated by the neighboring community Hattula from the rest of the urban area Hämeenlinnas. Because only communities may merge after the Finnish Local Government Act, that have a common border, Hattula had a smaller area of 27 km ² cede to form a corridor between Hämeenlinna and Kalvola. De facto is Kalvola nevertheless represents an exclave, as the road link from the center of Hämeenlinna after Kalvola via Hattula.

The stone church was built between 1919 Kalvola and 1921. In their place stand the medieval wooden church whose stone sacristy is preserved from the period around 1500. Nearby points Kalvola are the Gutshäfe Kankainen and Niemi.