Urjala

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Coat of Arms of Urjala
the church of Urjala
the church of Urjala
Lake Kortejärvi in Urjala
Lake Kortejärvi in Urjala

Urjala is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 5,556 (2003) and covers an area of 504.02 km² of which 28.95 km² is water. The population density is 11.7 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

[edit] Trivia

  • Väinö Linna was born in Urjala, although he is most often referred to be from Tampere where he lived most of his adult life
  • The oldest glassblowing factory in Finland is located in the village of Nuutajärvi, Urjala

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Coordinates: 61°04′50″N, 23°33′00″E