Loppi (village)

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| population_total = 2,207

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{{langr|fi|Lopen kirkonkylä}} ({{literal translation|Loppi church village}}) is the administrative center of the Loppi municipality in Tavastia Proper, Finland, and also its largest urban area with a population of more than 2,000.{{cite web | url = http://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_027_fi.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=29718f03-b750-462e-aed0-282b5f3d927a | title = Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan 31.12.2017| publisher = Tilastokeskus| access-date = March 3, 2021 | language= fi}} It is located on the northern shore of Loppijärvi, along the main road 54 between Forssa and Riihimäki. The distance to Riihimäki is {{convert|19|km}}. To the east is the regional road 132, which starts from the main road and runs south in the direction of Helsinki, along which the Läyliäinen village is located about 12 kilometers from the Kirkonkylä.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

There are two churches in the area: the old wooden church of Saint Birgitta (Santa Pirjo), located one kilometer away from the Kirkonkylä on the shores of Loppijärvi,{{cite web | url = http://www.lopenseurakunta.fi/toimitilat/vanha-kirkko | title = Vanha kirkko | publisher = Lopen seurakunta | access-date = March 3, 2021 | language= fi}} and the newer red brick church of Loppi, located near the center of Kirkonkylä.{{cite web | url = http://www.lopenseurakunta.fi/documents/1698910/0/lopen_kirkot_esite.pdf/9074f9e6-b505-4d61-8d74-12ea4726eb7b| title = Lopen kirkko | publisher = Lopen seurakunta | access-date = March 3, 2021 | language= fi}} Other main services include a municipal health center, two grocery stores (K-market and S-market), a library founded in 1852,https://loppi.fi/palvelut/kulttuuri-ja-vapaa-aika/kirjasto/kirjaston-historia/ Kirjaston historia – loppi.fi] (in Finnish) and a primary school founded in 1921,[http://www.loppi.fi/index.asp?id=2763a0ef26034481a3020ab372346fea Lopen koulu] (in Finnish) as well as a high school.[https://loppi.fi/palvelut/varhaiskasvatus-ja-koulutus/lukio/ Lukio - loppi.fi] (in Finnish)