Kolho

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

File:Kolhon rautatieasema.JPG
Kolho railway station

Kolho is a village in the city-municipality of Mänttä-Vilppula in Finland. It is located along the TampereHaapamäki Line, where Kolho railway station is located.[1]

During the Finnish Civil War, in winter 1918, the Finnish air force used Kolho as a base. Kolho has influenced a number of Finnish artists ranging from Eero Järnefelt, Akseli Gallen-Kallela to Pentti Saarikoski and also was the site of the worst church boat accident in Finnish history.

File:Bonnen hautakappeli; Kolho, 2023.jpg
The Bonn Family Mausoleum

Kolho played a role in the rise of the Finnish paper industry together with the neighbouring Mänttä community, and among the notable figures in Kolho's industry was the industrialist Matthias Bonn (1853–1927).[2] More recently Kolho is known for its natural environment and is a summer resort destination.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

James Vehko (aka Jalmari Vehkomäki), the designer of the first Ford's metallic automobile chassis, was originally from Kolho.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

External links

Script error: No such module "Coordinates".

Template:WesternFinland-geo-stub

fi:Vilppula