Uusikaupunki (ū'sēkou'pʊngkē), Swed. Nystad, city (1996 pop. 17,631), Western Finland prov., SW Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia. A local trade center and port, it has sawmills, machine shops, granite quarries, and a shipyard. It was chartered in 1616 and was the scene (1721) of the signing of the Treaty of Nystad (see Northern War).
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| Coordinates: 60°48′N 021°25′E / 60.8°N 21.417°ECoordinates: 60°48′N 021°25′E / 60.8°N 21.417°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Finland Proper | ||
| Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1617 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Kari Koski | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 1,932.72 km2 (746.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 502.68 km2 (194.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 1,430.04 km2 (552.1 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 43rd largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 15,875 | ||
| - Density | 31.58/km2 (81.8/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 70th largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.8% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.5% | ||
| - Others | 0.7% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 14.5% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 66.3% | ||
| - 65 or older | 19.3% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.25% | ||
| Website | uusikaupunki.fi | ||
Uusikaupunki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈuːsiˌkɑupuŋki], Swedish: Nystad), is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 15,875 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 1,932.72 square kilometres (746.23 sq mi) of which 1,430.04 km2 (552.14 sq mi) is inland water. The population density is 31.58 inhabitants per square kilometre (81.8 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Both its Finnish and Swedish names mean literally "new town".
Uusikaupunki is the home of Valmet Automotive, a mechanical production company, producing cars and vehicles for other manufacturers.
In 1721, the Peace of Nystad was signed in Uusikaupunki, ending the wars between Sweden and Russia.
The original name of the main village that was incorporated into Uusikaupunki was Kalainen (which is a Finnish adjective meaning "having plenty of fish"). The village of Kalainen originated as a market place for the people of Vakka-Suomi. The town of Uusikaupunki was founded as a town with the rights of commerce in 1617 by decree by Gustav II Adolf.
Up to the 19th century it was an important port for commerce and fishing, and up to the latter half of the 20th century it still retained an important ship building industry.
Uusikaupunki is home of the Bonk museum[6]
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People
- Robert Wilhelm Ekman, Painter
- Bernhard Henrik Crusell, Virtuoso clarinetist and composer
- Arvid Liljelund, Painter
- Martti Simojoki, Former Archbishop of Finland
- Ilmari Saarelainen, Finnish actor
- Gerald Lee, College basketball player, Old Dominion University
- Kari Takko, hockey goaltender
- Reijo Laine, Former purchasing and production chief of Suomen Rehu Ltd
International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland
Twin towns — Sister cities
Uusikaupunki is twinned with:
Antsla, Estonia
Haderslev, Denmark
Novgorod, Russia
Sandefjord, Norway
Szentendre, Hungary
Varberg, Sweden
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Bonk Museum
External links
Media related to Uusikaupunki at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Uusikaupunki – Official site
- Uusikaupunki travel guide from Wikitravel
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