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Korkeakoski

Coordinates: 61°47′47.82″N 24°22′12.09″E / 61.7966167°N 24.3700250°E / 61.7966167; 24.3700250
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Korkeakoski
Village
The centre of Korkeakoski
The centre of Korkeakoski
Korkeakoski is located in Finland
Korkeakoski
Korkeakoski
Location in Finland
Coordinates: 61°47′47.82″N 24°22′12.09″E / 61.7966167°N 24.3700250°E / 61.7966167; 24.3700250
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)

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 in 1898, is also located in Korkeakoski.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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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