Epilänharju is a district of Tampere, Finland. The district is bordered on the north by Lamminpää, on the east by Lielahti, on the south by Epilä and on the west by Tohloppi and Ristimäki. The Epilänharju district is home to the former Epilä Spa, which has now been abandoned and left to decay, as well as Abloy Oy's former factory.Epilän teollisuuskeskus ja ammattiosastot - Pispalan kumppanuus ry (in Finnish)YLE: Abloy päätti Tampereen tehtaan sulkemisesta (in Finnish)YLE: Abloyn teollisuustontista asuinalueeksi - Tohlopinranta imuroidaan kuntoon (in Finnish)
During the industrial period, Epilän Konepaja Oy,Erkki Härö: Suomalaisia höyrykoneenvalmistajia (in Finnish) Oy Epilän nahkatehdas Ab,HS: Epilän nahkatehtaan toiminta lopetetaan (in Finnish) Epilän sementtivalimo Oy, Oy Excelsior Ab,Excelsior Ab. Oy - Kansalliskirjasto (in Finnish) Ab Lukko Oy and Sahanterä OyOy Sahanterä - Pörssitieto (in Finnish) operate in the Epilänharju district. The former factory building of the leather factory was renovated into an apartment building in the early 2000s.
The name Epilänharju is based on Epilä's house and area. The Epilä House, which belonged to the village of Tohloppi, was already mentioned in the land register of 1540, and was located on the site of the later Winter's paint factory. The name Epilä is possibly based on the Swedish male given name Ebbe.Louhivaara 1999, p. 229. Pirunharju has appeared as the local co-name of Epilänharju. Industry began to emerge in the area at the turn of the 20th century, when the Tampere–Pori railway was completed. Along with other western connection areas, Epilänharju was transferred from the municipality of the northern Pirkkala to the city of Tampere at the beginning of 1937. The first town plan of Epilänharju was approved in 1956.Louhivaara 1999, p. 253.
Further reading Maija Louhivaara: Tampereen kadunnimet. Tampereen museoiden julkaisuja 51, 1999, Tampere. ISBN 951-609-105-9. (in Finnish)
References
External links
Epilänharju at Fonecta