Tampere
Tampere (Swedish: [Tammerfors] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is the third biggest city in Finland. It is the capital of the Pirkanmaa area. Neighbour municipalities are Kangasala, Lempäälä, Nokia, Pirkkala, Vesilahti, Hämeenkyrö, Orivesi, Pälkäne and Ylöjärvi.
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| Location of Tampere in Finland Location of Tampere in Finland | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Tampere |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Lauri Lyly |
| Area (2009) | |
| • Total | 689.53 km2 (266.23 sq mi) |
| • Land | 524.97 km2 (202.69 sq mi) |
| • Water | 164.56 km2 (63.54 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 178th largest in Finland |
| Population (2013)[1] | |
| • Total | 219,624 |
| • Rank | 3rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 418.36/km2 (1,083.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.tampere.fi |
The population of Tampere was 215,144 in 2011.[2]
History
Tampere was started in 1779. At 1800's, Tampere became to be a notable industrialized city and one of the biggest cities in Finland.
Gallery
- Gallery
- Tampere railway station1.jpg
Railway station
- Tampere bus station.jpg
Bus station
- Laukontori harbour1.jpg
Laukontori harbour
Tampere Media
- Messukylä Old Church.jpg
Messukylä Old Church, built between 1510 and 1530
- Tampere 1837.jpg
Tampere seen from the Messukylä side of Tammerkoski in the 1837 artwork by Pehr Adolf Kruskopf
- Tampereen kaupungintalo.JPG
The Renaissance Revival Raatihuone (City Hall), 1890; the Red Declaration was read from its balcony in 1905.
- Tampella2.jpg
The old Tampella factory in Tampere
Painting of Stalin and Lenin at the 1905 Tampere Conference
- Tampere destroyed in Civil War.jpg
The city after the Battle of Tampere during the 1918 Civil War
- Yhteiskunnallinen korkeakoulu muuttaa.jpg
The Social University moves to Tampere in 1960.
- Filming a television program at Frenckell’s studio in Tampere, 1.2.1965 (19746637354).jpg
Tamvisio's camera operators film a television program at Frenckell's studio on 2 January 1965 in Tampere.
Islands of Pyynikki at the Lake Pyhäjärvi
References
- ↑ "Väestötietojärjestelmä Rekisteritilanne 31.8.2013" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
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Other websites
Media related to Tampere at Wikimedia Commons
