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Village in Pirkanmaa, Finland
Korkeakoski
Village
The centre of KorkeakoskiThe centre of Korkeakoski
Korkeakoski is located in FinlandKorkeakoskiKorkeakoskiLocation 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
 • Total4.52 km (1.75 sq mi)
Population
 • Total822
 • Density1,819/km (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. 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 and a Sale grocery store. Finland's first mechanized shoe factory called Wallenius Wapriikki, founded in 1898, is also located in Korkeakoski.

See also

References

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

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