Oripää
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Oripää (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈoriˌpæː]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,315 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 117.72 square kilometres (45.45 sq mi) of which 0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.16 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.9/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
An agricultural show OKRA is held in Oripää every two years.[5]
History
Oripää is named after a nearby hill, Orivuori (literally the "stallion mountain"), which may also have been called Oripää ("stallion head") at some point. As a village, Oripää is first mentioned in 1421. It was a part of the Pöytyä parish, but administratively a part of the Kumogård castle fief (linnalääni/slottslän), i.e. Satakunta. In the 15th century, the bishop of Turku had five leasehold farms in the village.[6]
Oripää gained chapel rights in 1778 and became an independent parish in 1901.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Welcome to OKRA". okramaatalous.fi. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 306. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Suomen Sukututkimusseura". hiski.genealogia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
External links
Media related to Oripää at Wikimedia Commons
Oripää travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Oripää – Official website (in Finnish)
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