{{Short description|City district in Tampere, Finland}} [[File:Hesburger Hyhky.jpg|thumb|Hesburger in Hyhky]] '''Hyhky''' ({{langx|sv|Hycky}} or ''Hyhkö'') is a district in the northwestern part of Tampere, Finland. It is bordered on the north by Lielahti, on the east by Ala-Pispala, on the south by Kaarila and on the west by Epilä.
The village of Hyhky, which originally belonged to Pirkkala, was mentioned in documents as early as 1433. The first mention of Pispala dates back to 1492, when the boundary of the premises of Mikko Pispala and Niilo Huovari was checked. In fact, Pispala is named after Pispa's farm in Hyhky.<ref>[https://www.finna.fi/Record/siiri.urn:nbn:fi-vapriikkihttp%253A%252F%252Ftampere.fi%252Fkyy%252F1222757857006-1336283453 Arkeologinen kohde: Pispala - Finna.fi] (in Finnish)</ref> In the Middle Ages, Hyhky was often a court seat, and at least in 1507, 1509, and 1514 lawspeaker courts were held there. According to the 1540 land register, Hyhky had seven farms. The origin of the name Hyhky is unknown, but the same roots are possibly Hykky in Pälkäne and Hykkö in Tyrvää.<ref>Louhivaara 1999, p. 229. (in Finnish)</ref>
thumb|Hyhky school Hyhky was transferred from the then Northern Pirkkala to the city of Tampere at the beginning of 1937. The joint town plan of the Hyhky, Kaarila and Epilä districts was confirmed in 1953.<ref>Louhivaara 1999, p. 230. (in Finnish)</ref> The oldest building in Hyhky is known to be the old court house where the Henneri's playground currently operates. Henneri is an old house in the village of Hyhky and the name is probably based on the personal name Henrik.<ref>Louhivaara 1999, p. 231. (in Finnish)</ref> Hyhky also has a primary school.<ref>[https://www.tampere.fi/varhaiskasvatus-ja-koulutus/esiopetus-ja-perusopetus/koulut/kaarilan-koulu.html Kaarilan koulu (Hyhkyn koulutalo) - Tampere] (in Finnish)</ref>
[[File:Pispala timber rafting tunnel 3.jpg|thumb|Pispala's former log driving tunnel from the Lake Pyhäjärvi side in 2020]] The {{ill|Pispala timber rafting tunnel|fi|Pispalan uittotunneli}}, built in the 1930s for log driving in the Kokemäki River, is located in Hyhky.<ref>[https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/aikakausi/binding/888903?page=31 Tunneli Näsijärvestä Pyhäjärveen, Suomen Kuvalehti 02.11.1929, nro 44, s. 31, Kansalliskirjaston digitaaliset aineistot] (in Finnish)</ref><ref>[https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/aikakausi/binding/878016?page=21 Uittotunneli aiheuttaa vesipulan, Suomen Kuvalehti, 29.03.1930, nro 13, s. 21, Kansalliskirjaston digitaaliset aineistot] (in Finnish)</ref><ref>[https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/aikakausi/binding/878025?page=28 Pispalan uittotunneli, Suomen Kuvalehti, 14.06.1930, nro 24, s. 28, Kansalliskirjaston digitaaliset aineistot] (in Finnish)</ref> The tunnel was preceded by two roller tracks (“red” and “gray” block road) located on the upper ridge. The new floating tunnel built next to the old floating tunnel was completed in 1968, but it was immediately redundant when the Kokemäki River's log driving ended at the end of the same year. In June 2013, the floating tunnel was opened for boat and pedestrian traffic as a connection between Lake Näsijärvi and Lake Pyhäjärvi.<ref>[https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9706764 YLE: Tampereen uittotunneli avattiin veneille – Reitin löysivätkin erityisesti jalankulkijat ja pyöräilijät] (in Finnish)</ref>
==Further reading== * {{cite book| author=Maija Louhivaara | title=Tampereen kadunnimet | year=1999 | publisher=Tampereen museot | isbn=951-609-105-9 | language= fi}}
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