Vihtavuori

Vihtavuori is a district of Laukaa, Finland. It is located about 15 kilometers to the north from Jyväskylä and about 7 kilometers away from the center of Laukaa.[1][2] The population of Vihtavuori was 2 318 in 2016.[3]

Vihtavuori school

The village is surrounded by four lakes, Iso Kuhajärvi to the east, Siikajärvi to the west, Pikku Kuhajärvi to the north, and Vihtajärvi to the south. There is a railway passing through the area, but today only cargo train stop remains, as public transportation has moved towards bus connections.

Vihtavuori has several services, such as a school, a day care center, a chapel, a pub-restaurant and a store.[1][4] There is also a gunpowder factory, which was built in 1920.[5]

The area contains mostly single-family houses and row houses, but in the center of Vihtavuori there are also apartment buildings, which were built in the 1970s.[6][1] The construction of the area was started after the gunpowder factory was built.[7] Many of the houses in Vihtavuori were during the 1970s and 1980s,[6] but complementary construction has been done in the area actively.[6]

  • A row house in Vihtavuori
  • A convenience store in Vihtavuori
  • Apartment buildings in Vihtavuori
  • Vihtavuori chapel
  • A pub in Vihtavuori
  • Vihtavuori gunpowder plant
  • A row house built in the 1980s
  • A single-family house in Vihtavuori
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References
  1. "Jyväskylän seutu - Vihtavuori". www.jyvaskylanseutu.fi. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  2. "Vihtavuoren kyläyhdistys Ry". www.vihtavuori.net. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  3. Laukaan kunnan väestö kunnan osa-alueittain 31.12.2016.
  4. "Vihtori - K-Market". K-Market (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  5. "Vihtavuoren kyläyhdistys Ry". www.vihtavuori.net. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  6. Jyväskylän karttapalvelu: Building data
  7. "Vihtavuoren kyläyhdistys Ry". www.vihtavuori.net. Retrieved 2018-01-25.

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