Loviisa
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Loviisa
| Loviisa Loviisa – Lovisa |
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| Loviisan kaupunki Lovisa stad |
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| Coordinates: 60°27.5′N 026°14′E / 60.4583°N 26.233°ECoordinates: 60°27.5′N 026°14′E / 60.4583°N 26.233°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Uusimaa | ||
| Sub-region | Loviisa sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1745 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town manager | Olavi Kaleva | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,751.49 km2 (676.25 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 819.57 km2 (316.44 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 931.92 km2 (359.82 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 54th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 15,556 | ||
| • Rank | 75th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 18.98/km2 (49.2/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 59.2% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 38% (official) | ||
| • Others | 2.8% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.2% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 63% | ||
| • 65 or older | 22.8% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 07900 | ||
| Area code(s) | 019 | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.loviisa.fi | ||
Loviisa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈloviːsa]; Swedish: Lovisa) is a municipality and town of 15,556 inhabitants (31 January 2012)[2] on the southern coast of Finland. About 43 per cent of the population is Swedish-speaking.[3]
The municipality covers an area of 1,751.49 square kilometres (676.25 sq mi) of which 931.92 km2 (359.82 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 18.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (49.2 /sq mi).
The neighboring municipalities of Liljendal, Pernå and Ruotsinpyhtää were consolidated with Loviisa on January 1, 2010.
Loviisa was founded in 1745, as a border fortress against Russia. Most of the fortifications have been preserved. It is named after Lovisa Ulrika, the Swedish Queen consort of Adolf Frederick of Sweden.
Loviisa is the site of one of Finland's two nuclear power stations, the other being at Olkiluoto. The Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant consists of two VVER units, each of 488 MWe.
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The Church of Loviisa
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The harbor of Loviisa in 1808 by Gavril Sergeyev
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Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Loviisa:
- Swedish People's Party 36.1%
- Social Democratic Party 18.7%
- True Finns 15.3%
- National Coalition Party 13.1%
- Left Alliance 6.1%
- Green League 4.1%
- Centre Party 3,8%
- Christian Democrats 1.4%
International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland
Twin towns — Sister cities
Loviisa is twinned with:
Haapsalu, Estonia
Hillerød, Denmark
Horten, Norway
Karlskrona, Sweden
Ólafsfjörður, Iceland
Paks, Hungary
Kahramanmaras, Turkey
References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ a b "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 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Loviisa at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Loviisa – Official website
- Loviisa Peace-Forum
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