Oripää

Oripää [ ɔri'pæ ː ] is a municipality in south-western Finland. Its population is 1433 (as of 31 December 2012). The largest Finnish cities of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere and Turku are all within about 100 miles of the resort. The nearest town is Loimaa, which is about 20 kilometers east. Oripää is located at the intersection of the main road from Turku to Tampere 41 and Highway 210 from Uusikaupunki to Forssa.

History

Oripää first time was mentioned in a letter of the Bishop of Turku, who bought horses in the area around the place. Both the city coat of arms depicting a horse head on a magenta background, and the name of the city remember this documentary mention. Ori is the Finnish word for stallion pää stands for the German head.

Culture and sights

Museums

In Oripää there are three museums, namely the hard Mannin Mökki, the Oripää Heritage Museum and the Museo Matin. The hard Mannin Mökki provides solid objects from everyday life in Southwest Finland from the 1930s to the 1960s and is the only museum of its kind in the region. Named the museum after its last residents Ida and Olga Hartmann. The museum is open every Sunday from June to August.

The local museum is housed in the 1912 finished former municipal granary, which was rebuilt in 1985 to the museum. The exhibits tell about the historical, Farming Life Oripää.

The Matin Museo is located in the district of Myllykylä private museum. Exhibits include historical agricultural machinery and horse-drawn sleigh.

Natural Monuments

To those lying on the territory of the municipality Oripää natural monuments include, inter alia, the Myllylähde. It is a source, gushing from the daily average of about 6,500 cubic meters of clear water. Because of the high water quality living on the shores of the lake, in which the source pours, rare and endangered species.

Near the Myllykylä is the Teinienkivi. The large glacial boulder got its name (German teenager stone), therefore, that spending spree here in the summer holidays migratory students with provisions for further migration. At the foot of Oripäähügels is the so -called Kaleva grave, an approximately 650 -meter-long depression in the landscape. According to the legend comes from the fact that the body has once served as a giant sleeping place. The nearby similar terrain depressions to come from giants and devils.

Sports

The special features of Oripää in sports are connected to the local airfield. The airport has two intersecting runways of 1,350 or 950 feet in length. Approximately 3,000 to 4,000 flights with small motor and gliders are performed annually from the airport. In addition, every two years there will be a flight show with over 30,000 (2002) viewers. Furthermore, there are in the area horse riding, which is offered by several studs.

Regular events

Annually found in Orivesi many cultural events take place, such as the Johan - Willgren festival that offers visitors a variety of classical music, and the new, intended for young girls song contest " Oridolls " which has almost the same idea as " Germany seeks the superstar ". In addition, the Institute " Oriveden Opisto " offers many concerts and so on.

Economy

Despite the relatively small population there is in Oripää all the basic shopping facilities and basic services.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Harri Holkeri (1937-2011), politician and former Prime Minister