About: Kuru, Finland

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Kuru is a former municipality of Finland, now part of the town of Ylöjärvi. Kuru is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. Kuru lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Tampere. The municipality had a population of 2,782 and covered an area of 820.48 km² of which 103.53 km² is water. The population density was 3.4 inhabitants per km². The service industry is the primary employer for the area. Kuru was consolidated with the town of Ylöjärvi on January 1, 2009. The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

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  • Kuru [ˈkuru] ist eine ehemalige finnische Gemeinde in der Landschaft Pirkanmaa, etwa 50 km von Tampere entfernt. Zum Jahresbeginn 2009 wurde die Gemeinde, die seit 1867 bestand, in die Stadt Ylöjärvi eingemeindet. Mit Stand August 2006 leben in Kuru 2792 Menschen. Das Ortsgebiet hat eine Fläche von 821,08 km², von denen 103,53 km² Wasserfläche sind. Kuru ist bekannt für seinen grauen Granit und schwarzen Basalt, der in die ganze Welt exportiert wird. Zwei Drittel des befinden sich auf dem Ortsgebiet. Kuru unterhält seit 1945 mit Skinnskatteberg, Schweden eine Städtepartnerschaft. (de)
  • Kuru estas eksa komunumo de Finnlando en provinco Pirkanmaa. Ĝi estas ligita al Ylöjärvi 2009. Ĝia areo estis 821,08 km², el kio 717,59 km² estas tero kaj 103,49 km² akvo. En 31-a de decembro 2008 Kuru havis 2759 loĝantojn. (eo)
  • Kuru est une ancienne municipalité du centre-ouest de la Finlande. Elle se situe dans la région du Pirkanmaa. Kuru a été absorbée par la municipalité voisine d'Ylöjärvi le 1er janvier 2009. (fr)
  • Kuru is a former municipality of Finland, now part of the town of Ylöjärvi. Kuru is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. Kuru lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Tampere. The municipality had a population of 2,782 and covered an area of 820.48 km² of which 103.53 km² is water. The population density was 3.4 inhabitants per km². The service industry is the primary employer for the area. Kuru was consolidated with the town of Ylöjärvi on January 1, 2009. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. Approximately two-thirds of the Seitseminen national park is located in the municipality and represents the number one attraction for the area. Eco-tourism, nature conservation, and other nature related studies occur in Seitseminen. The park has vast forests, marshlands, and ridges of preserved land. The park is a total of 4000 km². The water from the streams and river in Kuru is so clean, it is drinkable without purification. The vast majority of Kuru is either water or forest. In fact, 550 km², out of 820.48 km², of the district is covered with forests. Popular activities include canoeing, swimming, fishing, hiking, camping, backpacking and other outdoor activities. Kuru has vast natural resources including wood, water and stone. The stone is used for gravestones, building material, and memorial statues. The stone is also used for jewelry and souvenirs. The more popular variety of stone that comes from Kuru includes grey granite and "pallograniitti" (orbicular granite), a rare variety with decorative ring-shaped forms in it. Kuru is also home to the forestry department of Tampere College (Tampereen Ammattiopisto in Finnish), where they host international wilderness guide, forestry and log house building courses. (en)
  • Kuru is een voormalige gemeente in de Finse provincie West-Finland en in de Finse regio Pirkanmaa. De gemeente had een totale oppervlakte van 717 km² en telde 2762 inwoners in 2003. In 2009 is de gemeente opgegaan in Ylojarvi. (nl)
  • Kuru è un ex comune finlandese di 2.774 abitanti, situato nella regione del Pirkanmaa e soppresso nel gennaio 2009. È ora compreso nel comune di Ylöjärvi. (it)
  • Kuru var en kommun i landskapet Birkaland i Västra Finlands län. Kuru är sedan 2009 en del av Ylöjärvi. (sv)
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  • Kuru [ˈkuru] ist eine ehemalige finnische Gemeinde in der Landschaft Pirkanmaa, etwa 50 km von Tampere entfernt. Zum Jahresbeginn 2009 wurde die Gemeinde, die seit 1867 bestand, in die Stadt Ylöjärvi eingemeindet. Mit Stand August 2006 leben in Kuru 2792 Menschen. Das Ortsgebiet hat eine Fläche von 821,08 km², von denen 103,53 km² Wasserfläche sind. Kuru ist bekannt für seinen grauen Granit und schwarzen Basalt, der in die ganze Welt exportiert wird. Zwei Drittel des befinden sich auf dem Ortsgebiet. Kuru unterhält seit 1945 mit Skinnskatteberg, Schweden eine Städtepartnerschaft. (de)
  • Kuru estas eksa komunumo de Finnlando en provinco Pirkanmaa. Ĝi estas ligita al Ylöjärvi 2009. Ĝia areo estis 821,08 km², el kio 717,59 km² estas tero kaj 103,49 km² akvo. En 31-a de decembro 2008 Kuru havis 2759 loĝantojn. (eo)
  • Kuru est une ancienne municipalité du centre-ouest de la Finlande. Elle se situe dans la région du Pirkanmaa. Kuru a été absorbée par la municipalité voisine d'Ylöjärvi le 1er janvier 2009. (fr)
  • Kuru is een voormalige gemeente in de Finse provincie West-Finland en in de Finse regio Pirkanmaa. De gemeente had een totale oppervlakte van 717 km² en telde 2762 inwoners in 2003. In 2009 is de gemeente opgegaan in Ylojarvi. (nl)
  • Kuru è un ex comune finlandese di 2.774 abitanti, situato nella regione del Pirkanmaa e soppresso nel gennaio 2009. È ora compreso nel comune di Ylöjärvi. (it)
  • Kuru var en kommun i landskapet Birkaland i Västra Finlands län. Kuru är sedan 2009 en del av Ylöjärvi. (sv)
  • Kuru is a former municipality of Finland, now part of the town of Ylöjärvi. Kuru is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. Kuru lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Tampere. The municipality had a population of 2,782 and covered an area of 820.48 km² of which 103.53 km² is water. The population density was 3.4 inhabitants per km². The service industry is the primary employer for the area. Kuru was consolidated with the town of Ylöjärvi on January 1, 2009. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. (en)
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  • Kuru (commune) (fr)
  • Kuru, Finland (en)
  • Kuru (Finlandia) (it)
  • Kuru (Finland) (nl)
  • Kuru, Finland (sv)
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