Tavastia Proper

Tavastia Proper

Tavastia Proper is a region ("maakunta" / "landskap") of Finland. It borders to the regions Finland Proper, Satakunta, 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.

Infobox_Maakunta
name=Tavastia Proper
name_fin=Kanta-Hämeen maakunta
name_swe=Egentliga Tavastlands landskap
isocode=|nutscode=184
capital=|province=Southern Finland
historical=Tavastia
arearank=Not ranked|area=5,203|areapercent=
population_as_of=2002|populationrank=Not ranked
population=165,886|populationpercent=|populationdensity=31.9
bird=Osprey ("Pandion haliaetus")|fish=Carp bream ("Abramis brama")|flower=Pasqueflower ("Pulsatilla patens")|mineral=Kirjomaasälpä




Historical provinces

"For History, Geography and Culture see: Tavastia"

Regional council

"Main article: Tavastia Proper Regional Council"

Municipalities

"Main article: Municipalities of Tavastia Proper"

There are 16 municipalities in Tavastia Proper. Towns and cities are marked in bold.


*Forssa
*Hattula
*Hauho
*Hausjärvi
*Humppila
*Hämeenlinna
*Janakkala
*Jokioinen
*Kalvola
*Lammi
*Loppi
*Renko
*Riihimäki
*Tammela
*Tuulos
*Ypäjä

Heraldry

"Main article: Heraldry of Tavastia"

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

External links

* [http://www.hameenliitto.fi/ Tavastia Proper] – Official site


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