Nurmijärvi (village)
Nurmijärvi | |
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Village | |
![]() Town center along the Aleksis Kiven tie street. | |
![]() ![]() Nurmijärvi Location in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°27′47″N 24°48′40″E / 60.46306°N 24.81111°ECoordinates: 60°27′47″N 24°48′40″E / 60.46306°N 24.81111°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Uusimaa |
Municipality | Nurmijärvi |
Area | |
• Total | 11.27 km2 (4.35 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2017)[1] | |
• Total | 7,429 |
• Density | 6,592/km2 (17,070/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The Nurmijärvi church village (also known as Nurmijärvi; Finnish: Nurmijärven kirkonkylä) is the administrative center of the municipality by the same name in Uusimaa, Finland, with about 8,000 inhabitants.[2] At the end of 2018, the population of the Nurmijärvi's urban area in accordance with Statistics Finland's agglomeration area was 7,429,[1] made it the second most-populated urban area of the municipality. It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Rajamäki, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Röykkä and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the municipality's largest and the most-populated urban area, Klaukkala.
The connecting road 1311 (former regional road 131) runs through the center between the Rajamäki and Hämeenlinnanväylä junctions. There is also a road connection to the center of Tuusula, as runs through the village of Palojoki towards Hyrylä.[3] The largest industrial and business area in the municipality, Ilvesvuori, is being built near the center by the Tampere Highway (E12),[2] and a large logistics center owned by Kesko is being built there, among other things.[4] Next to Ilvesvuori, along the motorway, there is Myllykukko, known as a place for refueling and eating, and its services include Hesburger and Subway restaurants, among others.[5]
Nurmijärvi center has many service sector jobs. Its municipal services include the municipal hall, library,[6] several grocery stores (three Kesko's and one S Group's), main health center,[7] fire station and police station.[8][3] It also has two primary schools (Maaniittu school and Lukkari School)[9] and one high school.[3][10] Other facilities include the Kino Juha cinema and bus station. The grocery chain Lidl and the discount store chain Tokmanni will also open their stores at the end of 2021.[11] There is also Finland's only Erätukku, a store specializing in equipments of wilderness hiking and fishing, which reopened in 2018 with the help of a new owner.[12] In 2021, the Bowling Corner & Billiard leisure venue was opened, where people can go bowling and play billiards.[13]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Nurmij%C3%A4rven_museokahvila_-_Nurmij%C3%A4rven_vanha_pit%C3%A4j%C3%A4nmakasiini_-_Nurmij%C3%A4rven_kirkonm%C3%A4ki%2C_Aleksis_Kiven_tie_5_-_Nurmij%C3%A4rven_kk_-_Nurmij%C3%A4rvi.jpg/170px-Nurmij%C3%A4rven_museokahvila_-_Nurmij%C3%A4rven_vanha_pit%C3%A4j%C3%A4nmakasiini_-_Nurmij%C3%A4rven_kirkonm%C3%A4ki%2C_Aleksis_Kiven_tie_5_-_Nurmij%C3%A4rven_kk_-_Nurmij%C3%A4rvi.jpg)
On Aleksis Kiven tie street is the Nurmijärvi church (1793) and the cemetery, the old rectory called Lukkarila, and Mäntylä, the house of Malakias Costiander, the first schoolmaster of Nurmijärvi; Costiander was known as Aleksis Kivi's teacher.[14] Near the church was also the first pharmaceutical factory in Finland, once founded by Albin Koponen.[2][15] Next to the village was once a lake of the same name, which was partially drained in the 1920s and completely in the 1950s to gain more farmland.[16]
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References[]
- ^ a b "Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan 31.12.2018". Tilastokeskuksen PxWeb-tietokannat (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Kirkonkylä" (in Finnish). Municipality of Nurmijärvi. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Nurmijärven karttapalvelu: Nurmijärven kirkonkylä ja sen palveluja" (in Finnish). Municipality of Nurmijärvi. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Keskon uusi jättimäinen logistiikkakeskus nousemassa Nurmijärvelle – Kauppalehti (in Finnish)
- ^ Myllykukko (in Finnish)
- ^ "Nurmijärven pääkirjasto". kirjastot.f (in Finnish). Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "Terveysasemien sijainti". keski-uudenmaansote.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Nurmijärvi police station – Poliisi
- ^ "Koulut ja lukiot" (in Finnish). Municipality of Nurmijärvi. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "Lukiokoulutus" (in Finnish). Municipality of Nurmijärvi. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Lidl ja Tokmanni avaavat yhteismyymälän Nurmijärven Kirkonkylään (in Finnish)
- ^ "Erätukku avasi liikkeen Nurmijärvellä – ainut Suomessa". Nurmijärven uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Bowling Corner - Official Site (in Finnish)
- ^ Kirkonkylä - Aleksis Kiven jalanjäljillä (in Finnish)
- ^ It all began with Albin and woodfern – Orion
- ^ "Järventaustan kyläsuunitelma 2013" (PDF). Nurmijärven kunta (in Finnish). 2013.
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