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14-593: Kuokkala may refer to: Finland [ edit ] Kuokkala, Jyväskylä , a ward in Jyväskylä, Finland Kuokkala (district of Jyväskylä) , a district within the ward Kuokkala, Lempäälä , a neighbourhood in Lempäälä , Finland Russia [ edit ] Repino , a municipal settlement in Saint Petersburg, Russia; formerly known as Kuokkala (when it

28-472: A former village of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta . The distance to central Jyväskylä is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi). Keljo forms the Keljo ward together with Keljonkangas , Sääksvuori  [ fi ] and Etelä-Keljo  [ fi ] . The district borders Kukkumäki  [ fi ] and Mattilanpelto  [ fi ] in the north, Ristonmaa  [ fi ] and Ristikivi in

42-644: A part of the Kuokkala ward. The district is separated from the Jyväskylä downtown by the Lake Jyväsjärvi and is joined to Lutakko by the Kuokkala Bridge . Kuokkalan keskusta, Ainolanranta, Suuruspää, Asuntomessualue, Kekkola, Tikka, Pohjanlampi, Keskinen are the subareas of Kuokkala. Kuokkala has several services such as a school, a health center, a convenience store and a church. The construction of residential buildings in Kuokkala started in

56-474: A rock marking the border between the villages of Jyväskylä and Keljo . The Ristikivi farm was located on the side of Keljo. [REDACTED] Media related to Kuokkala (area, Jyväskylä) at Wikimedia Commons 62°13′22″N 25°46′39″E  /  62.22278°N 25.77750°E  / 62.22278; 25.77750 Keljo Keljo is a district of Jyväskylä , in Central Finland , and

70-482: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kuokkala, Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4 The Kuokkala ward is separated from the Jyväskylä city centre by the Lake Jyväsjärvi and is joined to Lutakko by the Kuokkala Bridge . Additionally, it is delimited by the National road 9 on the west, lake Päijänne on the east and the south, and the Äijälänsalmi strait between

84-582: Is located near the Päijänne , Finland's second largest lake. Other nearby lakes include Jyväsjärvi and Myllyjärvi. The Finnish national road 9 passes through Keljo and connects to the road 6019 (called Keuruuntie) in nearby Ristonmaa. Keljo was first mentioned in 1545 as Kehdio . Its name may be derived from the village of Keljo in Sahalahti or the Tavastian word kelja meaning "group". The area

98-550: The 1980s. The Kuokkala bridge was built in 1989. Ristikivi is a district of Jyväskylä , Finland . It is located on a peninsula of the Lake Päijänne and is part of the ward of Kuokkala. The buildings of Ristikivi are mostly row houses and single-family houses built in the 1980s. There is a preschool located in the area. Ristikivi was originally the name of a farm in the area. It was first mentioned in 1816. Its name literally translates to "cross rock", referring to

112-523: The area has unofficially been seen as a part of Keljo at least since the establishment of the town of Jyväskylä. The register village of Keljo consisted of the modern districts of Keljonkangas, Ristikivi (Sippulanniemi), Etelä-Keljo, Sääksvuori, Taka-Keljo and Hanhiperä , as well as the Perälä area in modern Vesanka and the Pohjanlahti suburb in northwestern Nenäinniemi  [ fi ] . Keljo

126-401: The chapel community also including Keljo, Palokka , Haapaniemi , Puuppola , Vesanka , Vehniä  [ fi ] , Tikkamannila and Nyrölä . The Jyväskylä parish, established in the 1850s, was separated administratively from Laukaa in 1868 as Jyväskylän maalaiskunta . The northernmost parts of Keljo were transferred to the town of Jyväskylä in 1941 and the rest of Keljo was added to

140-403: The east, Keljonkangas in the south, Etelä-Keljo in the southwest and Keltinmäki in the west. Keljo is subdivided into the areas of Keljon keskus, Valkola, Hauskala and Tarhamäki (Tarhamäentie). The larger Keljo ward also borders the municipality of Muurame . The modern district of Keljo (Etu-Keljo/Tarhamäki) was officially part of the register village of Jyväskylä and not Keljo proper, however

154-472: The growing town in 1965. Central Keljo later expanded into a suburban and commercial area, with the old rural Keljo mainly being visible in the former village's outskirts such as Hanhiperä and Taka-Keljo  [ fi ] . The register village of Keljo still officially existed within Jyväskylän mlk until the municipality's dissolution in 2009, though the register village only included tiny parts of

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168-425: The two lakes. Kuokkala was consolidated to Jyväskylä on 1 January 1965. Before that it was a part of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta . Planning started in 1973. The construction of residential buildings started in 1981. A housing fair was held in 1985 in Kuokkala, which received 200.000 visitors. The Kuokkala bridge was built between 1987 and 1989. Kuokkala is one of the districts of Jyväskylä , Finland . It's

182-536: Was in Finland) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kuokkala&oldid=919109085 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

196-480: Was originally hunting grounds of the people of Sääksmäki , due to which Keljo was administratively a part of Sääksmäki, despite the distance to Sääksmäki proper. Ecclesiastically Keljo was either a part of Jämsä or Rautalampi . After the Laukaa parish was separated from Rautalampi, Keljo was transferred to it by 1646 along with Jyväskylä and other nearby villages. Jyväskylä was granted chapel rights in 1676, with

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