Loviisa
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| 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 |
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| Province | Southern Finland | ||
| Region | Eastern Uusimaa | ||
| Sub-region | Loviisa sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1745 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Olavi Kaleva | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 92.54 km2 (35.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 44.45 km2 (17.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 48.09 km2 (18.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 7,402 | ||
| - Density | 166.52/km2 (431.3/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] | 19.5% | ||
| Website | www.loviisa.fi | ||
Loviisa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈloviːsa]; Swedish: Lovisa) is a municipality and town of 7,402 inhabitants (31 March 2009)[2] on the Southern coast of Finland. About 38% of the population is Swedish-speaking.[3]
The municipality covers an area of 92.54 square kilometres (35.73 sq mi) of which 48.09 km2 (18.57 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 166.52 inhabitants per square kilometre (431.3 /sq mi).
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 Lovisa nuclear power plant consists of two VVER units, each of 488 MWe.
 The Church of Loviisa |
 The harbor of Loviisa in 1808 by Gavril Sergeyev |
[edit] Twin towns
- Haapsalu, Estonia
- Hillerød, Denmark
- Horten, Norway
- Karlskrona, Sweden
- Ólafsfjörður, Iceland
- Paks, Hungary
[edit] 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 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.
- ^ 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 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.
[edit] External links
Media related to Loviisa at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Loviisa – Official website
- Loviisa Peace-Forum
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