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Loviisa
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Loviisa (; ; formerly Degerby) is a town in Finland, located on the southern coast of the country. Loviisa is situated in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Loviisa is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Loviisa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Loviisa townhall Square.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Loviisa townhall Square
- Settlement.image_shield
- Loviisa.vaakuna.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Loviisa sijainti Suomi.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Loviisa in Finland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uusimaa
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Loviisa
- Settlement.leader_title
- Town manager
- Settlement.leader_name
- Tomas Björkroth
- Settlement.established_title
- Charter
- Settlement.established_date
- 1745
- Settlement.established_title2
- Named for
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Etusivu - Loviisan kaupunki
Loviisa on viehättävä, vajaan 15 000 asukkaan pikkukaupunki tunti Helsingistä itään. Loviisa hurmaa kauneudellaan ja ystävällisyydellään, rennolla tunnelmallaan sekä monipuolisella ja omintakeisella palvelu- ja tapahtumatarjonnallaan.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Part of
- Loviisa sub-region
- Official name
- Lovisa stad
- Country
- Finland
- Located in
- Uusimaa Province
- Official language
- Swedish
- Population
- 16347
- Area
- 931.7
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Shares border with
- Porvoo
- Legal form
- municipality of Finland
- Follows
- Liljendal
- Official website
- www.loviisa.fi/sv
- Image
- Loviisa – Lovisa (5435631585).jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Ólafsfjörður
- Commons category
- Loviisa
- topic's main category
- Category:Loviisa
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Loviisa
- inception
- 1745-01-01
- associated electoral district
- Uusimaa
- located in the statistical territorial entity
- Loviisa sub-region
- different from
- Loviisa sub-region
- native label
- Lovisa
- citizens' initiative URL
- www.kuntalaisaloite.fi/sv/sok?municipalities=434
- P12749
- July 15
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
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Encyclopedic overview
42 sectionsContents
- History
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 1900 to 1950
- From 1950 onwards
- Geography
- Central conurbation
- Conurbations
- Countryside and archipelago
- Climate
- Distances
- Sights
- Economy
- Schools and education
- Congregations
- Tourism
- Accommodation
- Camping area
- Visitor boat harbours
- Events
- Asuntomessut 2023
- Sports and exercise
- Sport clubs
- Exercise places
- Race track
- Hiking routes
- Culture
- Museums
- Libraries
- Visual art
- Music and dance
- Theatre
- Healthcare
- Rescue
- Transport
- Politics
- Notable people
- International relations
- Twin towns — sister cities
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Loviisa (; ; formerly Degerby) is a town in Finland, located on the southern coast of the country. Loviisa is situated in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Loviisa is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland.
Loviisa is located from Helsinki and from Porvoo. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Loviisa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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