Vespuoli

Vespuoli is a district in Jyväskylä, Finland. It is a part of Korpilahti, a municipality consolidated to Jyväskylä. It is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Jyväskylä city centre on the Eastern shores of lake Päijänne. The area is connected to Jyväskylä by a huge Kärkistensalmi bridge acrossing the lake Päijänne. The villages of Putkilahti and Oittila are located in Vespuoli. There were 532 permanent inhabitants and 797 summer cottages in Vespuoli as of 2009. At summer time the population of the area more than doubles.[2]

Vespuoli
District of Jyväskylä
Kärkinen Bridge during Päijännepurjehdus
Country Finland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionJyväskylä sub-region
CityJyväskylä
WardKorpilahti
Population
 (2009)
 • Total532[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
41880 OITTILA
Narrow gulfs of Lake Päijänne in Putkilahti village
Eurasian lynx is a mammal living in Vespuoli

Vaarunvuoret

Vaarunvuoret nature reserves is located in Vespuoli. It is known for the Vaarunjyrkkä cliff that descends sharply into Korospohjanlahti Bay. The nature reserve is a home for roughly 60 endangered species. The northern-most European hazels The northern-most European hazels (Corylus avellana) in Finland grow in the Oittila elm grove and the bordering Vaarunniitty meadow. The Scots elm (Ulmus glabra) also grows at the very limit of its distribution here. Sheep's bit (Jasione montana) is a southern species that can be seen on the Vaarunjyrkkä cliff, along with plants native to the fell area: glaucous bluegrass (Poa glauca) and alpine saxifrage (Micranthes nivalis).

Also Siberian flying squirrels, Eurasian three-toed woodpeckers, hazel grouses, bank voles, Eurasian lynxes and brown bears are hiding in the spruce forests of Vaarunvuoret. [3]

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References
  1. "Korpilahden yhdistymisavustuksen käyttö". 11 June 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  2. "Korpilahden yhdistymisavustuksen käyttö". 11 June 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  3. "Natural Features of Vaarunvuoret". Outdoors.fi Vaarunvuoret. 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.


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