Längelmäki

Längelmäki is a former municipality of Finland. Längelmäki was divided in 2007 between Jämsä and Orivesi. Längelmäki is situated by the lake Längelmävesi, from which it has got also its name. The administrative center of Längelmäki was the village of Länkipohja.

Längelmäki
Former municipality
Längelmäen kunta Längelmäki kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Längelmäki in Finland
Coordinates: 61°43′45″N 024°48′00″E
Country	Finland
Province	Häme Province
Region	Pirkanmaa
Merged into Jämsä and Orivesi	2007
Seat	Länkipohja
Area
• Land	496.88 km2 (191.85 sq mi)
• Water	73.33 km2 (28.31 sq mi)
Population  (2006-12-31)
• Total	1,644

Its western parts are now part of the Pirkanmaa region and the eastern part are part of the Central Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,734 (2003) and covered an area of 496,88 km² of which 73,33 km² was water (2006).^[1] The population density was 3.5 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

History

Längelmäki was first mentioned in 1506. At the time it was called Längelmä^[2] and it was a part of the Orivesi parish. In 1640, Längelmäki became a separate parish. The church was built in the village of Karvia, but Länkipohja, originally called Längelmäpohja, was a more significant village. The name Längelmä was still occasionally used for the parish until the 20th century.^[3]

Kuorevesi was a part of Längelmäki until 1873. In 2007, Längelmäki was divided between Orivesi and Jämsä.

References

1. Maanmittauslaitos Lantmäteriverket (7 February 2006). "SUOMEN PINTA-ALA KUNNITTAIN 1. 1. 2006 | FINLANDS AREAL KOMMUNVIS 1.1.2006" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-25.
2. K. Virkkala; Ville Luho; Seppo Suvanto (1949). Längelmäveden seudun historia I. Forssan kirjapaino. p. 108.
3. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 252. Retrieved August 18, 2022.