Sopenkorpi

Coordinates: 60°58′39″N 25°36′53″E / 60.97750°N 25.61472°E / 60.97750; 25.61472
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Sopenkorpi
District of Lahti
A former slaughterhouse in the industrial area of Sopenkorpi
A former slaughterhouse in the industrial area of Sopenkorpi
Sopenkorpi is located in Finland
Sopenkorpi
Sopenkorpi
Coordinates: 60°58′39″N 25°36′53″E / 60.97750°N 25.61472°E / 60.97750; 25.61472
Country Finland
RegionPäijät-Häme
MunicipalityLahti
Population
 (2019)
 • Total895
 (approximate)
Postal codes
15800
District number26

Sopenkorpi is the 26th district of the city of Lahti, in the region of Päijät-Häme, Finland. It borders the districts of Salpausselkä in the north, Kartano in the northeast, Keski-Lahti in the east, Asemantausta in the southeast, Hennala in the south and Kärpänen in the west.[1]

The population of the statistical area of Sopenkorpi, a further subdivision of the statistical district of Kärpänen, was 895 in 2019.[2]

History[edit]

The young city of Lahti purchased the lands of Sopenkorpi in 1912. Its first zoning plan, devised by Carolus Lindberg in 1922, designated it as an industrial area; housing for its workers would also be built. It took until 1937 for construction to really take off, however, along the lines of another zoning plan designed by city architect Kaarlo Könönen.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lahti map service: Quarters of Lahti City". City of Lahti. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Statistics service of the City of Lahti" (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ^ Niskanen, Riitta (2000). Selvitys Lahden kulttuurihistoriallisesti arvokkaista kohteista (in Finnish). Hollola: City of Lahti. p. 162. ISBN 951-849-521-1.