Ruovesi
Ruovesi is a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. The municipality has a population of (sourcedate) and covers an area of Ruovesi km2 of which Ruovesi km2 is water. The population density is Ruovesi PD/km2.
Ruovesi
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Overview
Overview
Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi, Tampere, Virrat and Ylöjärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Helvetinjärvi National Park is located in Ruovesi. The biggest lake in the area of the municipality, Lake Ruovesi, is a part of the Kokemäki River basin. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Ruovesi • Official Name — Ruoveden kunta Ruovesi kommun • Settlement Type — Municipality • Shield Size — 120x80px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Finland • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Pirkanmaa • Subdivision Type2 — Sub-region • Subdivision Name2 — Upper Pirkanmaa • Leader Title — Municipal manager • Leader Name — Toni Leppänen • Established Title — Charter • Established Date — 1565 • Timezone — EET • Utc Offset — +02:00 • Timezone Dst — EEST • Utc Offset Dst — +03:00
History
History
The municipality of Ruovesi is named after the eponymous lake, whose name may have originally been *Ruokovesi, derived from the word fi meaning 'reed'. The parish of Ruovesi was separated from Pirkkala in 1565, and included the territories of later Ähtäri, Keuruu, Kuru, Mänttä, Multia, Pihlajavesi, Pohjaslahti, Vilppula and Virrat at that time.
Population
Population
On 31 December 2023, there were 4,124 people living in Ruovesi, of whom 2,032 lived in urban areas (taajama), 2,048 lived outside them and 44 lived in an unknown location. At the time, there were two urban areas in the municipality: Ruoveden kirkonkylä (administrative center; 1,765) and Visuvesi (267).
People born in Ruovesi
People born in Ruovesi
• Väinö Nyström (1857 – 1918) • Verner Järvinen (1870 – 1941) • Kalle Häkkinen (1878 – 1919) • Akseli Anttila (1897 – 1953) • Jorma Gallen-Kallela (1898 – 1939) • Eila Eskola-Kyröläinen (1931 – 2015) • Kimmo Latvamäki (1976 –)
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• Illustration — Helvetinjärvi National Park • Illustration — Ruovesi Church • Illustration — Birches near Ruovesi
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