Savonranta

Savonranta lies on the western shore of Lake Orivesi, among long lakes and parallel ridges in eastern Savolax. The region was thinly settled for much of the early modern period. People from Kerimäki used the lake shores and established farms in the district; a sawmill was founded here in 1778. Waterways provided a route between the country around Nyslott and the north.