Uusikaupunki

Coordinates: 60°48′N 021°25′E / 60.800°N 21.417°E / 60.800; 21.417
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Uusikaupunki
Nystad(New Town)
Town
Uudenkaupungin kaupunki
Nystads stad
Population by age
 • 0 to 1413.3%
 • 15 to 6457.4%
 • 65 or older29.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websiteuusikaupunki.fi

Uusikaupunki (Finnish:

town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region, 71 kilometres (44 mi) northwest of Turku and 97 kilometres (60 mi) south of Pori. The municipality has a population of 14,939 (31 December 2023)[3]
and covers an area of 551.65 square kilometres (212.99 sq mi) of which 49.04 km2 (18.93 sq mi) is inland water. The population density is 29.69 inhabitants per square kilometre (76.9/sq mi).

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 Uusikaupunki was Kalainen[7] (roughly translated from Finnish as "rich in fish"). The surrounding region, and especially the neighboring town of Kalanti, which merged with Uusikaupunki in 1993, was already a lively marketplace for wooden objects and salt in the early Middle Ages. Uusikaupunki was founded to legalize this trade.[8]

Geography

Uusikaupunki is located in the

domestic water from it. The acidity of the freshwater basin has caused some fish deaths as well as an overgrowth of aquatic plants.[10]

In 2011, the

marine national park, begins in the south of the Kustavi archipelago and ends in the north in the Merikarvia archipelago.[11]

Cityscape

Old wooden blocks of Uusikaupunki

The center of Uusikaupunki is built according to the so-called "

suburban settlement was built. Green areas were not established in the town until the 1850s, when a new town plan was planned for the town.[13]

According to the

F. A. Sjöström and located on a hill near the sea. It is now used as venue for Crusell Week music festival, which is named after composer-clarinetist Bernhard Crusell, who was born in Uusikaupunki.[20][21]

History

The town of Uusikaupunki was founded as a town with the rights of commerce on April 19, 1617 by decree by

British Navy in 1855 during the Åland War. Up to the 19th century, Uusikaupunki was an important port for commerce and fishing, and up to the latter half of the 20th century, the Port of Uusikaupunki retained an important ship-building industry.[22]

Economy

Uusikaupunki is the home of

Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class cars. Furthermore, it produces the first commercially available solar-electric vehicle - the Lightyear 0 - as of November 2022.[23] Today, Valmet is one of the largest and most significant employers in Uusikaupunki.[24]

Politics

The results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Uusikaupunki were:

Points of interest

The windmills of Myllymäki

Uusikaupunki is home to the Bonk museum.[25]

Other attractions include:

Bonk Business.

Culture

Music

rock music festival has been held in Uusikaupunki since 2007.[27][28]

Sports

The town was co-host of the

1982 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women
.

Notable people

Bernhard Crusell (1775–1838)

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Uusikaupunki is

twinned
with:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Yleistä Uudenkaupungin historiasta (in Finnish)
  2. ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. ^ "1033–1034 (Pieni Tietosanakirja / IV. San Remo – Öölanti)". Runeberg.org. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Uusikaupunki – Uudenkaupungin historian lyhyt oppimäärä". 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Perustietoja ja murretta" (in Finnish). Town of Uusikaupunki. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Makeanvedenallas" (in Finnish). Town of Uusikaupunki. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Selkämerelle perustettu Suomen suurin mereinen kansallispuisto". www.metsa.fi (in Finnish). Metsähallitus. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  12. ^ Uudenkaupungin historian lyhyt oppimäärä (in Finnish)
  13. ^ a b Uusikaupunki – tulipalojen muovaama empirepuukaupunki (in Finnish)
  14. ^ Uudenkaupungin puutalokorttelit - Finnish Heritage Agency (in Finnish)
  15. ^ Ugin Seikowin koululle tukea Museovirastolta - Turun Sanomat (in Finnish)
  16. ^ Uudenkaupungin kirjasto (in Finnish)
  17. ^ Uudenkaupungin lasitehtaalla lyhyt mutta värikäs historia - Uudenkaupungin Sanomat (in Finnish)
  18. ^ Bonk Museum
  19. ^ Kalannin kotiseutumuseo (in Finnish)
  20. ^ Info | Crusell Music Festival (in Finnish)
  21. ^ Valitse Uusikaupunki 2021 (in Finnish)
  22. ^ Merenkulkijoita uudestakaupungista - Varsinais-Suomi 1917 (in Finnish)
  23. ^ Valmet Automotive completed the first Lightyear 0 pre-production solar electric vehicle
  24. ^ IL: Valmet Automotive käynnistää 1 000 henkilön jättirekrytoinnin (in Finnish)
  25. ^ "Bonk Museum". Bonkcentre.fi. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  26. ^ "Karilla". Karilla.fi. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  27. ^ Karjurockissa historiallisen suuri leirintäalue: "Lipunmyynti on nyt älyttömän kovassa vauhdissa!"Raumalainen (in Finnish)
  28. ^ Sikailua ja karjukisailua villisikatilallaTurun Sanomat (in Finnish)
  29. ^ "Suomen kuntien ystävyyskunnat Virossa" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, Tallinn. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

External links

Media related to Uusikaupunki at Wikimedia Commons Uusikaupunki travel guide from Wikivoyage