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Korkeakoski

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Korkeakoski
Village
The centre of Korkeakoski
The centre of Korkeakoski
Korkeakoski is located in Finland
Korkeakoski
Korkeakoski
Location in Finland
CountryFinland
RegionPirkanmaa
MunicipalityJuupajoki
Area
  Total
4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)
  Total
822[1]
  Density1,819/km2 (4,710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
35500

Korkeakoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkorkeɑˌkoski]) is a village and administrative center of the Juupajoki municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It has a population of 822.[1] It is located along Highway 58 between Orivesi and Kärsämäki, and the Tampere–Haapamäki railway runs through its center.

In Korkeakoski there is a municipal hall, a health center, a school for grades 3-9[2] and a Sale grocery store.[3] Finland's first mechanized shoe factory called Wallenius Wapriikki, founded by Edward Wallenius in 1898, is also located in Korkeakoski.[4]

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan 31.12.2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved August 14, 2022.[permanent dead link]
  2. Juupajoen kylät (in Finnish)
  3. Sale Korkeakoski (in Finnish)
  4. Walleniuksen Wapriikki (in Finnish)
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