Korpilahti

Korpilahti [ kɔrpilɑhti ] ( swedish Korpilax ) is a former municipality in central Finland and now part of the City of Jyväskylä.

Korpilahti located 30 kilometers south of the central city of Jyväskylä on the shores of Lake Päijänne, the second largest lake of Finland, in the midst of the Finnish Lake District. The community Korpilahti had ² a total area of ​​794.6 km. The Päijänne divides the former municipality Korpilahti into a western and an eastern part, which are connected by the Kärkistensalmi Bridge. In total there are in the territory of the former municipality of approximately 200 lakes, almost a quarter of the area is covered by water. The population of Korpilahti was last 5,061.

Korpilahti was from 1691 a chapel of the parish church Jämsä, 1861, then an independent parish. 1921 Muurame solved (including Säynätsalo ) from the community. The beginning of 2009 Korpilahti was incorporated together with the rural community in the city of Jyväskylä Jyväskylä, the resulting rise with approximately 130,000 inhabitants seventh- largest city in Finland.

One of the geodetic survey points to the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO belonging Struve arc lies in Korpilahti on the hill Oravivuori. The wooden church of Korpilahti was built in 1827, the free-standing bell tower dates from the year 1885.

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The Kärkistensalmi Bridge