Tampella (district)

Tampella (until 2002 known as Naistenlahti[1]) is a neighbourhood in the northern part of the city center of Tampere, Finland. It consists of the old Tampella factory area, the Armonkallio residential area and the Naistenlahti harbor area.[2] The neighboring parts of the internally heterogeneous district located on the shores of Lake Näsijärvi are Lapinniemi, Lappi, Osmonmäki, Tammela, Jussinkylä, Finlayson and Särkänniemi.[3]

A view of Tampella from Näsinneula

The Naistenlahti Power Plant operates on the shores of Lake Näsijärvi in Tampella.[4] The Vapriikki Museum Centre is also located in the district.[5]

See also

References

  1. Alaverstaanraitti - Tampereen kaduilla (in Finnish)
  2. Maija Louhivaara: Tampereen kadunnimet, p. 56. Tampereen museoiden julkaisuja 51, 1999, Tampere. (in Finnish)
  3. Tilastokatsaus Tampereelta 2007:2, s. 1821 (in Finnish)
  4. Tampereen keskustan rakennettu kulttuuriympäristö 2012, liite 2: Modernin rakennuskulttuurin kohteet (in Finnish)
  5. Museokeskus Vapriikki - Visit Tampere (in Finnish)

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