Luopioinen

Luopioinen is a former municipality of Finland, situated about 60 kilometres (40 mi) from Tampere. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region and in 2007 it was joined to the municipality of Pälkäne. It is a rural town containing a few lakes, most famous being lake Kukkia.

Luopioinen
Former municipality
Luopioisten kunta
Coat of arms of Luopioinen
Coat of arms
Location of Luopioinen in Finland
Location of Luopioinen in Finland
Coordinates: 61°21′45″N 024°39′25″E
CountryFinland
ProvinceWestern Finland Province
RegionPirkanmaa
Established1880
Merged into Pälkäne2007
SeatLuopioisten kirkonkylä
Area
 • Land392.12 km2 (151.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2006-12-31)
 • Total2,392

History

Luopioinen was established during the Middle Ages, though the exact date is unclear. It remained a small village until 1693 when it acquired a chapel. At this time, Luopioinen was a part of the Hauho parish and was also known as Vesikansa. It became an independent parish in 1880, by then the alternative name Vesikansa had fallen out of use.[1]

Aitoo was first mentioned in 1890.

Luopioinen was consolidated with Pälkäne in 2007.

Name

The name of Luopioinen comes from either a dialectal noun luopa meaning a narrow strait or from the verb luoda. It is unrelated to the word luopio meaning "apostate".[2]

Statistics
  • Established in 1868
  • Population 2,372 (as of December 31, 2003)
  • Age distribution
    • 0–14 yrs 14.9%
    • 15–64 yrs 57.1%
    • 65– yrs 28.0%
  • Total area 391.8 km2, of which 74.3 km2 are lakes
  • Income tax percentage 18.50%
  • Unemployment rate 9.3% (as of 2002)

People born in Luopioinen

References
  1. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 247. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  2. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 247. Retrieved August 18, 2022.


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