Kortepohja Explained

Official Name:Kortepohja
Settlement Type:District of Jyväskylä
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Finland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Sub-region
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Type5:Ward
Subdivision Name1:Western Finland
Subdivision Name2:Central Finland
Subdivision Name3:Jyväskylä sub-region
Subdivision Name4:Jyväskylä
Subdivision Name5:Kypärämäki-Kortepohja
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:8,084
Population As Of:2020
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:40740 JYVÄSKYLÄ
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:62.2491°N 25.7074°W

Kortepohja is a district in Jyväskylä, Finland. It is located approximately 2.5km (01.6miles) from the city centre on the western side of Lake Tuomiojärvi. The population of Kortepohja was 8,084 in December 2020.[1]

Neighborhoods of the district include Ylioppilaskylä, Kortesuo, Kortemäki, Korteniitty, Laajavuori and Haukkala. The statistical divisions of Kortepohja are Kortesuo, Ylioppilaskylä, Kortekeskus, Korteranta, Kortemäki and Laajavuori-Haukkala.[2]

The Laajavuori ski resort is located in the district. A child psychiatric institute is located in Haukkala.

History

The area of modern Kortepohja was initially owned by the Nisula farm, which was established in 1607.[3] The farm was eventually acquired by the Schildt family. The Schildts built a new main building in the late 1930s, which became the Kortesuo manor. Its name literally means "horsetail marsh", referring to the nearby environment.[4] The older Nisula manor became the Jyvälä settlement.[5]

The areas around the Kortesuo manor were transferred from Jyväskylän maalaiskunta to the town of Jyväskylä in 1941.[2] [6] The zoning of the area began in 1964. In 1965, professor Ahti Rytkönen invented the name Kortepohja for the upcoming residential area, taking korte- from the name of the Kortesuo manor and -pohja from Rautpohja, the name of a nearby bay in the lake Tuomiojärvi and an industrial area near Mäki-Matti.[4] [6] The residential area was expanded with the construction of the Kortemäki suburb in the 1980s and the Kortesuo suburb in the 1990s.[6]

Ylioppilaskylä

The construction of the "student village" began in the 1960s to solve the issue of finding apartments for students of the Jyväskylä Educational College, the predecessor of the University of Jyväskylä.[7] It is owned by the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä. Approximately 2 000 students live in the apartments.[8]

Kortepohja residential area

The Kortepohja residential area, built between 1967-1972, is nationally recognized for its architecture[9] and is deemed a representative example of urban planning from the 1960s and new modular construction.[10] This compact residential area with its small-scale buildings is designed in a grid pattern as a tribute to traditional wooden towns. The site is included in the Finnish selection of modern architectural masterpieces approved by the DOCOMOMO organization.

Based on architect Bengt Lundsten's 1964 competition win, the area was significant in many ways in the design of Finnish residential areas during the 1960s. The designer aimed to create an urban, compact living environment with moderately low buildings, arranged in a grid pattern reminiscent of 19th-century urban designs, rather than a residential area placed in a freely forested environment.[11]

Laajavuori Ski Resort

Laajavuori Ski Resort has 12 slopes and 6 lifts for alpine skiing. The longest slope is 915 meters with 106 meters top vertical. The resort hosts FIS ski slopestyle world cup competitions.[12] Laajavuori forests host 62 kilometres cross country skiing tracks with four lean-tos.[13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021. Jyväskylä suuralueittain. 2022-01-03. Jyväskylän kaupunki.
  2. Web site: Jyväskylän karttapalvelu (see Aluejaot: Tilastoalueet, Pienalueet for statistical areas and Kuntaliitosalueet for areal transfers). July 13, 2023. kartta.jkl.fi. fi.
  3. Web site: SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf. 290. July 13, 2023. kaino.kotus.fi. fi.
  4. Suomalainen paikannimikirja, page 180.
  5. Web site: Pala Jyväskylän kulttuurihistoriaa savuna ilmaan - Yle Uutiset. July 13, 2023. yle.fi. 14 November 2011 . fi.
  6. Book: Jyväskylän kaupungin historia 1965-2008 (digital version). Marja Kokko. Jyväskylän kaupunki. 978-952-5332-96-4. 128-129. July 13, 2023. www2.jkl.fi. 2007 . fi.
  7. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071012042042/http://www.kortepohja.fi/english/brief-history/brief-history.html . 2007-10-12 . dead .
  8. Web site: Asuminen. Jyväskylän yliopiston ylioppilaskunta. fi. 2019-02-10.
  9. https://www.ksml.fi/paikalliset/3671217
  10. https://www.rky.fi/read/asp/r_kohde_det.aspx?KOHDE_ID=197
  11. https://docomomo.fi/kohteet/kortepohjan-asuinalueen-rivitalokorttelit/
  12. Web site: Slopes and World Cup Park . Laajis . 2012 . Laajis . 2 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120825211302/http://www.laajis.fi/en/activities-and-events/slopes-and-world-cup-park/ . 25 August 2012 . dead .
  13. Web site: Cross-country skiing and lean-tos . Laajis . 2012 . Laajis . 2 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120825211238/http://www.laajis.fi/en/activities-and-events/cross-country-skiing-and-lean-tos/ . 25 August 2012 . dead .
  14. Web site: Mä oon suomenmestari – haastattelussa Gettomasa. Onninen. Oskari. Rumba.fi. fi. 2019-04-20.
  15. Web site: Jyväskylä kulkee aina Topi Nättisen mukana – otti näyttävän Kortepohja-tatuoinnin. Rauhala. Teemu. KSML.fi – Keskisuomalainen. fi. 2019-04-20.