Former municipality of Finland, now part of Pälkäne
Luopioinen is a former municipality of Finland, situated about from Tampere. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region and in 2007 it was joined to the municipality of Pälkäne. It is a rural town containing a few lakes, most famous being lake Kukkia.
History.
Luopioinen was established during the Middle Ages, though the exact date is unclear. It remained a small village until 1693 when it acquired a chapel. At this time, Luopioinen was a part of the Hauho parish and was also known as "Vesikansa". It became an independent parish in 1880, by then the alternative name "Vesikansa" had fallen out of use.
Aitoo was first mentioned in 1890.
Luopioinen was consolidated with Pälkäne in 2007.
Name.
The name of Luopioinen comes from either a dialectal noun "luopa" meaning a narrow strait or from the verb "luoda". It is unrelated to the word "luopio" meaning "apostate".
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