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Orivesi

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Orivesi is a town and a municipality of Finland. It was founded in 1865.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is {{Infobox Finnish Municipality/population densityOrivesi.Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Jämsä, Kangasala, Kuhmoinen, Ruovesi and Tampere.The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The name Orivesi means literally "stallion water".The municipality of Eräjärvi was consolidated with Orivesi in 1973. A part of the municipality of Längelmäki was consolidated with Orivesi in 2007.Orivesi is mostly known for its Oriveden Opisto art school. The town center of Orivesi is located by the lake Längelmävesi.PeopleJuho Lehmus (1858 – 1918)Josua Järvinen (1871 – 1948)Kustaa Jussila (1879 – 1964)Eetu Jussila (1882 – 1973)Martti Peltonen (1901 – 1973)Antero Kivi (1904 – 1981)Aimo Jokinen (1931 – )Tarmo Koivisto (1948 – )Juha Kivi (1964 – )Junior Shimon (2027- )

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