Kanta-Häme

Tavastia Proper Kanta-Hämeen maakunta Egentliga Tavastlands landskap
Region
Coat of arms
Tavastia Proper on a map of Finland
Country	Finland
Historical province	Tavastia
Area
• Total	5,706.39 km2 (2,203.25 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	175,481
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	FI-06
NUTS	184
Regional bird	Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Regional fish	Carp bream (Abramis brama)
Regional flower	Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens)
Website	hameenliitto.fi

Tavastia Proper (Template:Lang-fi; Template:Lang-sv) is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. It borders to the regions Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, Päijänne Tavastia, and Uusimaa.

Hämeenlinna is the largest urban area in the region. There are two other municipalities that have township status: Riihimäki and Forssa.

Historical provinces

For history, geography and culture see: Tavastia (historical province)

Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Tavastia Proper

There are 11 municipalities in Tavastia Proper. Towns and cities are marked in bold.

• Forssa (17,724)
• Hämeenlinna (67,577)
• Hattula (9,724)
• Hausjärvi (8,864)
• Humppila (2,495)
• Janakkala (16,917)
• Jokioinen (5,653)
• Loppi (8,393)
• Riihimäki (29,053)
• Tammela (6,537)
• Ypäjä (2,541)

Heraldry

Tavastia Proper uses the arms of the old historical province Tavastia.

Gallery

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  Castle of Häme from the 14th century, Hämeenlinna
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  Birthplace of composer Jean Sibelius, Hämeenlinna
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  Church of the Holy Cross in Hattula; the oldest church in whole Tavastia
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  Hakoinen Hill Fort in Janakkala
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  A traditional timber house in Tammela
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  The medieval Hauho Church
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  A railway passage for museum use has been preserved in Jokioinen
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  Hämeenlinna market square with the City Hall in the foreground
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  Alvettula Museum Bridge, Hauho
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  Turenki Railway Station, one of four remaining original station buildings at Finland's first railway
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  Old spinning mill buildings in Forssa, an old industry town
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  Riihimäki Railway Station; Riihimäki is an important crossing point for railways and the northernmost place in Helsinki metropolitan area
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  The national romantic view tower in Aulanko park
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  A view towards Lake Aulangonjärvi from the Aulanko tower
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  Renko Church
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  Rural landscape in Jokioinen
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  Hakoinen Manor in Janakkala; there are plenty of manors in southern Tavastia
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  Lake Katuma in Hämeenlinna
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  Lammi Church from the inside
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  Lake Pyhäjärvi, Tammela
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  Forssa Church
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  A baroque warehouse in Jokioinen
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  Hausjärvi Church
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  The postmodern railway station in Humppila
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  Old church in Loppi; a rare example of small Finnish 17th century wooden churches
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  An idyll in Riihimäki Old Town
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  A view from Hämeen Härkätie, Häme Oxen Road, an old road from Hämeenlinna to former capital Turku dating back to the 9th century

External links

• Official Tavastia Proper website