Place:Kanta-Häme, Etelä-Suomi, Finland

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NameKanta-Häme
Alt namesTavastia Proper
Kanta-Hame
TypeRegion
Located inEtelä-Suomi, Finland
Contained Places
Former municipality
Tyrväntö ( - 1971 )
Inhabited place
Parola
Municipality
Forssa
Hattula
Hauho
Hausjärvi
Hämeenlinna
Janakkala
Jokioinen
Kalvola
Lammi
Loppi
Renko
Riihimäki
Tammela
Tuulos
Ypäjä


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Kanta-Häme, sometimes referred to by the obsolete Tavastia Proper or as the Häme region, is a region ( / ) of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, Päijät-Häme, and Uusimaa.

Hämeenlinna is the largest urban area in the region. There are two other municipalities that have township status: Riihimäki and Forssa.

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Historical provinces

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The region of Kanta-Häme has been inhabited since the Stone Age. The first written mention of the historical Tavastia province is found in the Chronicle Of Novgorod, in reference to a military campaign launched by Prince Vladimir in 1042.  The region had been ruled by the Swedes since the late 13th century, when Birger Jarl led the Second Crusade against the inhabitants of historical Tavastia province. In the 14th century, Häme became a fiefdom, whose administrative seat was Häme Castle. When Finland was taken from Sweden by the Russians in 1809, Tavastia proper also became part of the Russian Empire. Russian rule ended in 1917.[1]

For more history, geography and culture see: Tavastia (historical province)

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