Noormarkku
| Noormarkku | ||
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| Former municipality | ||
| Noormarkun kunta | ||
Noormarkunjoki towards north from the railway bridge
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 Location of Noormarkku in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 61°35.5′N 021°52′E / 61.5917°N 21.867°ECoordinates: 61°35.5′N 021°52′E / 61.5917°N 21.867°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Satakunta | |
| Sub-region | Pori sub-region | |
| Consolidated | 2010 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Risto Peevo | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 332.06 km2 (128.21 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 316.86 km2 (122.34 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009-12-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 6,158 | |
| • Density | 19.43/km2 (50.3/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Website | www.noormarkku.fi | |
Noormarkku (Swedish: Norrmark) is a former municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Satakunta region. The municipality had a population of 6,158 (31 December 2009)[2] and covered an area of 332.06 square kilometres (128.21 sq mi) of which 15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density was 19.43 inhabitants per square kilometre (50.3/sq mi).
Noormarkku is the birthplace of the Ahlstrom Corporation. Antti Ahlström invested in the entire development of Noormarkku, setting up one of Finland's first Finnish language schools and building a road network.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Noormarkku was annexed with the neighboring city of Pori on 1 January 2010.
A notable building is the Villa Mairea by architect Alvar Aalto designed as the private home for Maire and Harry Gullichsen.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2009". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
External links[edit]
Media related to Noormarkku at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Noormarkku – Official website (in Finnish)
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