| Eura | |||
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| Euran kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 61°08′N 022°08′E / 61.133°N 22.133°ECoordinates: 61°08′N 022°08′E / 61.133°N 22.133°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Satakunta | ||
| Sub-region | Rauma sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1866 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipality manager | Matti Lahtinen | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 630.26 km2 (243.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 578.9 km2 (223.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 51.36 km2 (19.8 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 193rd largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 12,583 | ||
| - Density | 21.74/km2 (56.3/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 85th largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.7% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 1.2% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 16.9% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 61.8% | ||
| - 65 or older | 21.3% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | ||
| Website | www.eura.fi | ||
Eura is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 12,583 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 630.26 square kilometres (243.34 sq mi) of which 51.36 km2 (19.83 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 21.74 inhabitants per square kilometre (56.3 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Kiukainen was consolidated with Eura on 1 January 2009.
The municipality is one of the most distinguished places in Finland in terms of pre-historical findings. The archaeological findings are mainly from the Iron Age and include e.g. ancient dress "Euran Emännän Puku".
Local tradition had it still in the 18th century that a decisive battle against invading Sweden was held in Eura's Big Meadow (Iso Niitty) in the Middle Ages. According to the story, there was blood up to man's ankles on the meadow.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- ^ Purhonen, Paula: Kristinuskon saapumisesta Suomeen. 1998. ISBN 951-9057-31-5. See page 156.
External links
Media related to Eura at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Eura – Official website
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