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Hämeenkoski
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Former municipality
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| Hämeenkosken kunta Hämeenkoski kommun |
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Location of Hämeenkoski in Finland
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| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Päijänne Tavastia | |
| Sub-region | Lahti sub-region | |
| Charter | 1865 | |
| Consolidated | 2016 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 195.62 km2 (75.53 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 187.76 km2 (72.49 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi) | |
| Population
(2015-06-30)
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| • Total | 2,125 | |
| • Density | 10.8629/km2 (28.135/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
| Website | www.hameenkoski.fi | |
Hämeenkoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhæmeːŋˌkoski]; Koski Hl until 1995, see Koski Tl) is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the municipality of Hollola on 1 January 2016.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality had a population of 2,125 (30 June 2015) and covered an area of 195.62 km2 (75.53 sq mi) of which 7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi) was water. The population density was 11.3176/km2 (29.312/sq mi). The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Lake Pääjärvi is situated at the border between Hämeenkoski and Hämeenlinna (formerly Lammi).
History
Hämeenkoski was originally known as Koski. It was initially a part of the Lammi administrative division and the Hauho parish. Lammi became a separate parish in the beginning of the 15th century or slightly earlier. Koski was first mentioned as a separate parish in 1410, but it was merged into Lammi as a chapel community in 1540. The chapel was also known as Etola after another village in the area. Koski became a separate parish from Lammi in 1870. The name Hämeen-Koski was first suggested for the parish in 1897 by Väino Wallin to distinguish it from Koski Tl, at the time still a part of Marttila. Koski Hl was renamed Hämeenkoski in 1995.
Hämeenkoski was consolidated with Hollola in 2016.
