Nykarleby is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality is bilingual, with the majority speaking Swedish (89%) and the minority Finnish (8%). The largest employers in the town are Prevex (member of KWH Group), a packaging and piping products manufacturer, Westwood, which manufactures wooden staircases, and in the village of Jeppo, KWH Mirka, a coated abrasives manufacturer. A Swedish-speaking art school […]
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Kristinestad is a town and a municipality in Finland. It is located in the western part of Finland on the shore of the Bothnian Sea. The population of Kristinestad is 6,401 and the municipality covers an area of 682.53 km2 (excluding sea areas) of which 14.66 km2 is inland water. The population density is 9.38/km2. The population is bilingual with a majority speaking Swedish (57%) and the […]
Vila Franca de Xira is a city and municipality in the Lisbon District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 136,886, in an area of 318.19 km². Situated on both banks of the Tagus River, 32 km north-east of the Portuguese capital Lisbon, settlement in the area dates back to neolithic times, as evidenced by findings in the Cave of Pedra Furada. Vila Franca de Xira […]
Jakobstad is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town has a population of 19,063 and covers a land area of 88.31 km2. The population density is 215.86/km2. Neighboring municipalities are Larsmo, Pedersöre, and Nykarleby. The city of Vaasa is located 98 km (61 mi) southwest of Jakobstad. Events At the end of November a chamber music festival called Rusk is held annually in Pietarsaari/Jakobstad. At the heart of this festival embracing superb chamber […]
Vila do Conde is a municipality in the Norte Region of Portugal. The urbanized area of Vila do Conde, which includes the parishes of Vila do Conde, Azurara and Árvore, represent 36,137 inhabitants. Vila do Conde is interlinked to the north with Póvoa de Varzim, forming a single urban agglomeration which is a part of the Porto Metropolitan Area. The town is […]
Viana do Castelo is a municipality and seat of the district of Viana do Castelo in the Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 88,725,[1] in an area of 319.02 km². The urbanized area of the municipality, comprising the city, has a population of approximately 36,148 inhabitants, although the extended densely populated region reaches surrounding municipalities like Caminha and Ponte de Lima with a population above […]
Äänekoski is a town in Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The town has a population of 18,576 and covers an area of 1,138.39 square kilometres of which 253.84 km2 is water. Neighbouring municipalities are Kannonkoski, Konnevesi, Laukaa, Saarijärvi, Uurainen, Vesanto and Viitasaari. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Äänekosken maalaiskunta was consolidated to Äänekoski in 1969 and the municipality of Konginkangas in 1993. […]
Ähtäri is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 5,523 and covers an area of 910.87 square kilometres of which 105 km2 is water. Ähtäri is located 83 kilometres (52 mi) southeast of Seinäjoki. The municipality is unilingual Finnish. Ähtäri is known for its zoo and hotel Mesikämmen designed by Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen which is partly built […]
Torres Vedras is a municipality in the Portuguese district of Lisbon, approximately 40 kilometres (20 mi) north of the capital Lisbon in the Oeste region, in the Centro of Portugal. History The keep tower of the Moorish Castle of Torres Vedras, used in battle in the nation’s infancy. Part of the defensive Lines of Torres Vedras initiated by Arthur Wellesley in the Peninsular WarsThe red tiled-roofs of the town in Santa Maria do Castelo […]
Ylöjärvi is a town and a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region, 14 kilometres west of Tampere and 189 kilometres north the capital city Helsinki in Finland. The town has a population of 33,350 and covers an area of 1,324.14 square kilometres of which 208.62 km2 is water. The neighbouring municipalities are Hämeenkyrö, Ikaalinen, Kihniö, Nokia, Parkano, Ruovesi, Tampere and Virrat. Attractions Ylöjärvi’s attractions include Villa Urpo ( home of publisher Urpo Lahtinen and the Lehtimiehet Oy’s representative office founded by him ), Teivo’s racetrack (which replaced Hippos in Tampere’s Kaleva ), Puuvuori , which consists of 10,000 […]
Ylivieska is a town and municipality of Northern Ostrobothnia region, Finland. It has a population of 15,307 and it serves as the administrative centre for Kalajokilaakso and Pyhäjokilaakso, an area with about 90,000 inhabitants. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Geography Ylivieska is located in Northern Ostrobothnia about 130 kilometres (80 mi) south of the city of Oulu. The town is characterized by the Kalajoki River, which runs SE–NW through the town centre. The […]
Torres Novas is a Portuguesemunicipality in the district of Santarém, in the Médio Tejo of the Centro region. The population of the municipality was approximately 36,717 (from the 2011 census), with the city of Torres Novas (seat of the municipality) has about 15,000 inhabitants in an area that econompasses 270 square kilometres (100 sq mi). History The ruins of the Roman villa of CardílioThe […]
Virrat is a town and municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, and it is located 104 kilometres north of Tampere and 113 kilometres west of Jyväskylä. The distance between Virrat and Helsinki is 285 kilometres. The town has a population of 6,516 and covers an area of 1,299.07 square kilometres of which 136.73 km2 is water. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The town grew rapidly in the […]
Tomar is a city and a municipality in the Santarém district of Portugal. The town proper has a population of about 20,000. The town of Tomar was born inside the walls of the Convento de Cristo, constructed under the orders of Gualdim de Pais, the fourth grand master of the Knights Templar in the late 12th century. Tomar is one of Portugal’s […]
Viitasaari is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The town has a population of 6,100 and covers an area of 1,589.13 square kilometres of which 340.43 km2 is water. There are all together 230 lakes in Viitasaari. Biggest lakes are Lake Keitele, Lake Kolima and Muuruejärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Leisure and culture Museums On Viitasaari, you can get to know the history […]
Tavira is a Portuguese town and municipality, capital of the Costa do Acantilado, situated in the east of the Algarve on the south coast of Portugal. It is 28 kilometres (17 miles) east of Faro and 75 kilometres (47 miles) west of Huelva across the Río Grande (Rio Guadiana) into Spain. The Gilão River meets the Atlantic Ocean in Tavira. The population in 2011 was 26,167, in an area […]
Varkaus is a Middle-Savonian industrial town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region, between city of Kuopio and town of Savonlinna. The municipality has a population of 20,279 and covers an area of 524.48 square kilometres of which 138.45 km2 is water. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Oddly enough, ‚Varkaus‘ translates to ‚theft‘, even though it is not the reason for […]
Sines is a Portuguese city of Setúbal District, the Alentejo region and subregion of the Alentejo coast, with about 18,298 inhabitants (2015 INE). It is the largest and the first port area of Portugal and the main city industrial port logistics in Portugal and the birthplace of fifteenth-century explorer Vasco da Gama. It is the seat of a municipality with 203.30 km ² […]
Vantaa is a city and municipality in Finland. It is part of the inner core of the Finnish Capital Region along with Helsinki, Espoo, and Kauniainen. With a population of 237,231, Vantaa is the fourth most populated city in Finland after Helsinki, Espoo and Tampere. Its administrative center is the Tikkurila district. The largest airport in Finland, and the main airport and airline hub of Greater Helsinki, the Helsinki Airport, is located in […]
Valkeakoski is a small city and municipality in Finland. Valkeakoski is located 35 kilometres south of Tampere and 150 km (93 mi) north of Helsinki in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 20,800 and covers an area of 372.03 square kilometres of which 100.06 km2 is water. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Valkeakoski is best known for its paper industry and domestically highly successful football team, FC Haka. The […]
Silves is a city and municipality in the PortugueseAlgarve of southern Portugal. The urbanized area includes approximately 11,000 inhabitants. Silves is the former capital of the Kingdom of the Algarve and is of great historical importance. Sights Parts of the Almohad town wall, constructed from poured concrete, have been preserved, as well as the Almedina-gate (Porta de Loulé). Other sights include the Santa Misericórdia Church […]
Vaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa. Vaasa has a population of 67,569 (approximately 120,000 in the Vaasa sub-region), and is the regional capital of Ostrobothnia. The city is bilingual with 69.8% of the population speaking Finnish as […]
Uusikaupunki is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 15,377 and covers an area of 551.65 square kilometres of which 49.04 km2 is inland water. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Both its Finnish and Swedish names translate literally to „new town“. The original name of the main village that was incorporated into […]
Setúbal is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The city itself lies within the Lisbon metropolitan area. The municipal holiday is 15 September, which marks the date in the year 1860 when King Pedro V of Portugal officially recognised Setúbal as a city. City information The city of Setúbal is located on the northern bank of the Sado River estuary, approximately 48 kilometres (30 […]
Ulvila is a town and municipality of Finland. It is one of the six medieval cities of Finland, as well as the third oldest in the country. Its position as city it had since the 14th century, was taken over by Pori in the 16th century. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. Ulvila is located just 9 kilometres […]
Santiago do Cacém is a municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 29,749, in an area of 1059.69 km². The present mayor is Álvaro Beijinha, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is July 25. Places of interest Harmonia Society Park Rio da Figueira Miróbriga Ruins Castelo de Santiago do Cacém Santiago do Cacém […]
Turku is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper and the former Turku and Pori Province. The city is officially bilingual as 5.2 percent of its population identify Swedish as a mother-tongue. Turku is the oldest city in Finland, and served as the most important city of the eastern part of […]
Santarém is a city and municipality located in the district of Santarém in Portugal. The mayor is Ricardo Gonçalves (PSD). The municipal holiday is March 19, the day of Saint Joseph (São José). The city is on the Portuguese Way variant of the Way of Saint James. Geography The city of Santarém stands is situated on a plateau, located on […]
Tornio is a city and municipality in Lapland, Finland. The city forms a cross-border twin city together with Haparanda on the Swedish side. The municipality covers an area of 1,348.83 square kilometres, of which 161.59 km2 is water. It borders the Swedish municipality of Haparanda (in Finnish: Haaparanta). In spite of being a border city Tornio is unilingually Finnish with a negligible number of native Swedish speakers, although this does not count vast numbers of […]
Santa Maria da Feira is a city and a municipality in Aveiro District in Portugal, 23 km from central Porto. Economy Santa Maria da Feira is a heavily industrialized municipality and is famous for its several cork transforming and shoe factories. The town is the headquarters of Amorim corporation. The seat of the municipality is Feira, famous for its medieval castle which was the residence of […]
Póvoa de Varzim is a Portuguese city in Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto, 30 km from its city centre. It sits in a sandy coastal plain, a cuspate foreland, halfway between the Minho and Douro rivers. The city expanded, southwards, to Vila do Conde, and there are about 100,000 inhabitants in the urban area alone. It is the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in Portugal and the […]
Porto or Oporto is the second-largest city in Portugal and one of the Iberian Peninsula’s major urban areas. Porto city is small compared to its metropolitan area, with a population of 237,559 people. Porto’s metropolitan area has an estimated 1.7 million people in an area of 2,395 km2 (925 sq mi), making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a global city with a […]
Tampere is a city in Pirkanmaa in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries; it has a population of 238,140 with the urban area holding 334,112 people and the metropolitan area, also known as the Tampere sub-region, holding 385,301 inhabitants in an area of 4,970 km2 . Tampere is wedged between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. Tampere […]
Suonenjoki is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, 50 kilometres southwest of the Kuopio city. The town has a population of 6,938 and covers an area of 862.34 square kilometres of which 148.78 km2 (57.44 sq mi) is water. Neighbour municipalities are Kuopio, Leppävirta, Pieksämäki, Rautalampi and Tervo. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. History Suonenjoki is thought to have served as a milestone in the Treaty of Nöteborg in […]
Somero is a town and municipality of Finland, located in the province of Western Finland and part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 8,639 and covers an area of 697.67 square kilometres of which 29.9 km2 is water. Somero is unilingually Finnish. Somero’s neighbouring municipalities are Jokioinen, Koski Tl, Lohja, Loimaa, Salo, Tammela and Ypäjä. Culture Somero dialect belongs to a separate group southwestern dialects and Häme dialect between lunches välimurteisiin . Somero has a hometown association, the Somero Society. Its achievements […]
Seinäjoki is a city located in South Ostrobothnia, Finland; 80 kilometres east of Vaasa, 178 kilometres north of Tampere, 193 kilometres west of Jyväskylä and 324 kilometres southwest of Oulu. Seinäjoki became a municipality in 1868, market town in 1931 and town in 1960. In 2005, the municipality of Peräseinäjoki was merged into Seinäjoki, and in the beginning of 2009, the neighbouring municipalities of Nurmo and Ylistaro were consolidated with Seinäjoki. Seinäjoki is one of the […]