Hämeen Härkätie
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Hämeen Härkätie or the Häme Oxen Road is a historical road in southwestern Finland leading from Turku to Hämeenlinna; the country's oldest city to today's city of Hämeenlinna which was established the late 13th century by the building of Häme castle (Hämeen linna).
UnderstandThere are traces of this routing being used as early as the 9th century. The road connects two important places settled during the Iron Age, the Aurajoki river valley and the surroundings of Lake Vanaja.
GoStarting from Turku, the present-day streets Hämeenkatu and Vanha Hämeentie were part of the Härkätie, though they are not labeled as such. Signage takes you along the modern highway 10 until Lieto and past it.
Go nextTurku is known for the archipelago to the south and west. Alternatively you can continue up the west coast along E8. The city is also the starting point for another historical route, the King's Road.
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- Photo: Urjanhai, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons