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Ylöjärvi (Finnish: ) is a town in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies to the west of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Ylöjärvi is approximately 34,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 428,000.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ylöjärvi (Finnish: [ˈyløˌjærʋi]) is a town in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies to the west of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Ylöjärvi is approximately 34,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 428,000. It is the 35th most populous municipality in Finland, and the fourth largest in the Pirkanmaa region after Tampere, Nokia, and Kangasala.2
The chapel parish of Ylöjärvi was founded in 1779 by separating it from Pirkkala. The first church in Ylöjärvi, located on the site of the current church, was completed in 1781, but was destroyed in a fire caused by lightning in 1842. Ylöjärvi was founded as a municipality in 1869. Since January 1, 2004, it has been known as a town (kaupunki). The Finnish Museum of Refrigeration is also located in Ylöjärvi.
From Wikipedia’s article on Ylöjärvi, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
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