Uusikaupunki
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| Uusikaupunki | |||
| — Town — | |||
| Uudenkaupungin kaupunki | |||
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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 |
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| 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) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 15,837 | ||
| - Density | 31.51/km2 (81.6/sq mi) | ||
| 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 15,837 (31 March 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 31.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (81.6 /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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[edit] 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
[edit] Twin towns
Antsla, Estonia
Haderslev, Denmark
Novgorod, Russia
Sandefjord, Norway
Szentendre, Hungary
Varberg, Sweden
[edit] 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 on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 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 on 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 on 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 on 8 March 2009.
- ^ Bonk Museum
[edit] External links
Media related to Uusikaupunki at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Uusikaupunki – Official site
- Uusikaupunki travel guide from Wikitravel
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