Järvenpää, Lahti

Järvenpää
Järvenpää
District of Lahti
	Kariston rantatie street in Järvenpää
	Coordinates: 60°58′48″N 25°44′24″E / 60.98000°N 25.74000°ECoordinates: 60°58′48″N 25°44′24″E / 60.98000°N 25.74000°E
Country	Finland
Region	Päijät-Häme
Municipality	Lahti
Population (2019)
• Total	2,706
	(approximate)
Postal codes	15610
District number	17

Järvenpää is the 17th district of the city of Lahti, in the region of Päijät-Häme, Finland. It borders the districts of in the north, in the east, Kujala in the south and Möysä in the west.^[1]

The population of the statistical district of Karisto, which covers Järvenpää as well as , was 2,706 in 2019.^[2]

History[]

Järvenpää is presumed to be the oldest permanently habitated area in Lahti; it is presumed to date to the year 925, as per results from radiocarbon dating. It is first documented as an independent village in 1564 under the name of Jousijärvi, and it only consisted of one estate, Anttila. By 1568, the number of estates had increased to four. The contemporary name of the area stems from its historical center's location on the shore of lake Joutjärvi; järvenpää can be translated as "[the] end of [the] lake".^[3]

The nominal area of the district of Järvenpää has grown significantly at the expense of , due to political reasons related to the development of the residential area of Karisto. This stems from the name of Kolava being heavily associated with the landfill in the district.^[4]

References[]

^ "Lahti map service: Quarters of Lahti City". City of Lahti. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
^ "Statistics service of the City of Lahti" (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
^ Laapotti, Marjukka (1994). Lahden paikannimistö (in Finnish). Lahti: City of Lahti. p. 96. ISBN 951-849-391-X.
^ Ristkari, Eeva (17 September 2016). "Kaupunginosien rajoja on rukattu Lahdessa jopa imagosyistä". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 February 2021.

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[1] "Lahti map service: Quarters of Lahti City". City of Lahti. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

[2] "Statistics service of the City of Lahti" (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 January 2021.

[3] Laapotti, Marjukka (1994). Lahden paikannimistö (in Finnish). Lahti: City of Lahti. p. 96. ISBN 951-849-391-X.

[4] Ristkari, Eeva (17 September 2016). "Kaupunginosien rajoja on rukattu Lahdessa jopa imagosyistä". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 February 2021.

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