Pälkäne
Sign in to savePälkäne () is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which . The population density is . Onkkaala is the administrative center of the municipality. Tampere is located northwest of the center of Pälkäne.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Pälkäne
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Pälkäne church 1545442.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Ruins of the medieval church in Pälkäne
- Settlement.image_shield
- Pälkäne uusi.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Pälkäne sijainti Suomi.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Pälkäne in Finland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Pirkanmaa
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tampere
- Settlement.seat
- Onkkaala
- Settlement.leader_title
- Municipal manager
- Settlement.leader_name
- Pauliina Pikka
- Settlement.established_title
- Charter
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Pälkäne () is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which . The population density is . Onkkaala is the administrative center of the municipality. Tampere is located northwest of the center of Pälkäne.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Many people from Helsinki and the surrounding cities own summer cottages and residences in Pälkäne, making the small town very busy during summer vacation seasons. Pälkäne is a very popular summer vacation resort given its diverse services, high-quality swimming beach, beautiful nature and close location to big cities. From start of year 2007 Pälkäne and Luopioinen were merged to a new municipality of Pälkäne.