Länkipohja
{{Short description|Village in Jämsä, Finland}}
Länkipohja ({{IPA|fi|ˈlæŋkiˌpohjɑ}}) is a locality in Jämsä, Finland, located by the lake Längelmävesi. It was the administrative center of the municipality of Längelmäki, which was divided between Jämsä and Orivesi in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.jamsa.fi/jamsan-historiaa/kuntaliitokset|title=Kuntaliitokset |author=|publisher=Municipality of Jämsä|date=|accessdate=8 March 2017|language=fi}}
History
The village of Länkipohja was populated in the early 16th century and was mentioned as Lengellmapohia, a transcription of the original name, Längelmäpohja, in 1560. The name Längelmäpohja was used until the 18th century, when the current name Länkipohja appears.{{Cite web|title=SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|url=https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|page=251|access-date=August 18, 2022|website=kaino.kotus.fi|language=fi}}
It is known of the 1918 Finnish Civil War Battle of Länkipohja.{{cite web|url=http://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/tampere_battle_of|title=Battle of Tampere|author=Jalonen, Jussi|publisher=International Encyclopedia of the First World War|date=8 October 2014|accessdate=8 March 2017|language=}} The Länkipohja railway station was opened in 1948 as the first part of the Orivesi–Jyväskylä railway was completed. It was closed in 1987.{{cite book|last=Iltanen|first=Jussi|date=2010|title=Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat|chapter=|url=|location=Helsinki|publisher=Karttakeskus|page=178|isbn=978-951-59321-4-3}}
References
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