Loppi (Loppis in Swedish) is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. Loppi was founded in 1632. The municipality has a population of 7,960 (2005) and covers an area of 655.82 km² of which 57.47 km² is water. The population density is 13.1 inhabitants per km². The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län). ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... Tavastia Proper is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... In 2005 Finland is divided into 77 sub-regions (seutukunta in Finnish, ekonomisk region in Swedish). ... Statue of a glass blower. ... The council-manager government is one of 2 main variations of representative municipal government (for contrast, also see Mayor-Council government). ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by area as of 2003: 17321,32 km²: Inari/Enare 12416,81 km²: Sodankylä 8463,59 km²: Enontekiö/Enontekis 8411,79 km²: Kittilä 7915,51 km²: Rovaniemen_mlk/Rovaniemi_lk 6470,65 km²: Savukoski 5878,00 km²: Salla 5865,79 km²: Pudasj... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by population as of 31st of December 2005: Helsinki (Helsingfors) 560 905 {+0,3%} Espoo (Esbo) 231 704 {+1,9%} Tampere (Tammerfors) 204 337 {+0,7%} Vantaa (Vanda) 187 281 {+1,0%} Turku (Ã…bo) 174 868 {+0,0%} Oulu (Ule... Urbanization is the degree of or increase in urban character or nature. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country. ... Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län). ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ... Tavastia Proper is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

Villages

There are three big centers in Loppi: Loppi (Kirkonkylä), Launonen and Läyliäinen. Most of the inhabitants of the municipality live in these centers. Other centers include Hevosoja, Hirvijärvi, Hunsala, Joentaka, Kormu, Metsäkylä, Ourajoki, Pilpala, Räyskälä, Sajaniemi, Salo, Teväntö, Topeno and Vojakkala, but most of them are minor compared to the three largest.

Notable places

Marshal Mannerheim's hunting lodge (Marskin maja (Marshal's lodge) in Finnish) was moved from Karelia to Loppi in 1942 during the Continuation War. It is located on the side of lake Punelia and nowadays functions as a restaurant. This article is about the Finnish statesman and Commander-in-Chief. ... Map showing the parts Karelia is traditionally divided into. ... Combatants  Finland Germany  Soviet Union Commanders C.G.E. Mannerheim Kirill Meretskov Leonid Govorov Strength 530,000 Finns[1] 220,000 Germans 900,000-1,500,000[2] Casualties 58,715 dead or missing 158,000 wounded 1,500 civilian dead[3] 200,000 dead or missing 385,000 wounded...

The Räyskälä airfield is located in Loppi. It is home to the Finnish Sports Aviation Academy and one of the busiest small airfields in Finland.

The church of Saint Birgitta is situated in Loppi. It is commonly called the Santa Pirjo, Pirjo being the Finnish version of the name Birgitta. The church is one of the oldest wooden churches in Finland, being about 300 years old. Saint Birgitta, also known as St. ...

External links

• Official website (Finnish)
• Finnish Sports Aviation Academy (Finnish)

Coordinates: 60°43′05″N, 24°26′30″E The 16 municipalities of Tavastia Proper in Finland are divided on three districts: Hämeenlinna District Hattula Hauho Hämeenlinna (Tavastehus) Janakkala Kalvola Lammi Renko Tuulos Riihimäki District Hausjärvi Loppi Riihimäki Forssa District Forssa Humppila Jokioinen Tammela Ypäjä See also Southern Finland Regions of Southern Finland... Image File history File links Kanta-Häme. ... Forssa is a town and municipality of Finland. ... View of Lake Vanajavesi, next to Hämeenlinna. ... Hattula is a municipality of Finland. ... Hauho is a municipality of Finland. ... Hausjärvi is a municipality of Finland. ... Humppila is a municipality of Finland. ... Janakkala is a municipality of Finland. ... Jokioinen (Jockis in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Kalvola is a municipality of Finland. ... Lammi (Lampis in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Renko (Rengo in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Statue of a glass blower. ... Tammela is a municipality of Finland. ... The medieval church of Tuulos. ... Ypäjä is a municipality located in the countryside of South-Western Finland. ... Tavastia Proper is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...