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Koskenpää
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Koskenpää
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Overview
Koskenpää is a village and former municipality of Finland in the Central Finland region. It was consolidated with Jämsänkoski in 1969, which in turn was consolidated with Jämsä in 2009.
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History
The history of Koskenpää is deeply connected to the history of Jämsä. The area was originally a part of the Jämsä parish and the name Koskenpää originally referred to the parts of the parish beyond the Jämsänkoski rapids. It was also known as Koskenpäällystä. The idea of separating Koskenpää from Jämsä appeared in the 1880s due to Koskenpää's distance from Jämsä proper. Koskenpää was defined as a chapel community in 1901, which became a separate parish in 1912. The municipality was formed later in 1926 along with Jämsänkoski. Koskenpään Tervatehdas Oy, a tar production factory, was founded in 1909 and was closed in the 50s. It also produced charcoal and turpentine. Koskenpää was consolidated with Jämsänkoski in 1969, while Jämsänkoski was consolidated with Jämsä in 2009. The area of the former Koskenpää municipality has its own village association, Koskenpää ry.
Geography
Villages include: *Koskenpää or Koskenpään kirkonkylä *Kalmavirta *Sahloinen *Hankaperä *Lylyniemi *Mäkikylä Significant lakes include Iso Rautavesi, Kalmavesi and Salosvesi.
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- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
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- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image