Nurmes
Sign in to save'''''' is a town and municipality of Finland, located in the county of North Karelia. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Juuka, Kuhmo, Lieksa, Rautavaara and Sotkamo.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Nurmes
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Nurmes Church 1.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Nurmes Church
- Settlement.image_shield
- Nurmes.vaakuna.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Nurmes sijainti Suomi.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Nurmes in Finland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Karelia
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Pielinen Karelia
- Settlement.leader_title
- Town manager
- Settlement.leader_name
- Pasi Parkkinen
- Settlement.established_title
- Charter
- Settlement.established_date
- 1810
- Settlement.established_title2
- Town privileges
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Nurmeksen kaupunki
- Country
- Finland
- Located in
- Northern Karelia Province
- Official language
- Finnish
- Population
- 9130
- Area
- 291.49
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Shares border with
- Sotkamo
- Official website
- www.nurmes.fi
- Image
- Nurmes Church 1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Nurmes
- twinned administrative body
- Segezha
- topic's main category
- Category:Nurmes
- inception
- 1810-01-01
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Nurmes
- associated electoral district
- Savo-Karelia
- located in the statistical territorial entity
- Pielinen Karelia
- citizens' initiative URL
- www.kuntalaisaloite.fi/sv/sok?municipalities=541
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Karelian nest
- Geography
- Climate
- Economy
- Culture
- Notable people
- International relations
- Twin towns — Sister cities
- References
- External links
'''''' is a town and municipality of Finland, located in the county of North Karelia. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Juuka, Kuhmo, Lieksa, Rautavaara and Sotkamo.
Nurmes railway station is the northern terminus of a twice-daily VR passenger train service from Joensuu. The service has been under threat of closure but is currently part of rail services that the Ministry of Transport and Communications requires VR to run in exchange for its monopoly on more attractive routes. The agreement is currently valid through 2030.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nurmes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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