Eura
Eura | |
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Municipality | |
| Euran kunta Eura kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Eura in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°08′N 022°08′E / 61.133°N 22.133°ECoordinates: 61°08′N 022°08′E / 61.133°N 22.133°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Satakunta |
| Sub-region | Rauma sub-region |
| Charter | 1866 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Juha Majalahti |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 630.20 km2 (243.32 sq mi) |
| • Land | 578.87 km2 (223.50 sq mi) |
| • Water | 51.33 km2 (19.82 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 146th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,474 |
| • Rank | 87th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 19.82/km2 (51.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.4% |
| • 65 or older | 28.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.eura.fi |
Eura is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 11,474 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 630.20 square kilometres (243.32 sq mi) of which 51.33 km2 (19.82 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 19.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (51.3/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Kiukainen was consolidated with Eura on 1 January 2009.
The municipality is one of the most distinguished places in Finland in terms of pre-historical findings. The archaeological findings are mainly from the Iron Age and include e.g. ancient dress "Euran Emännän Puku".
Local tradition had it still in the 18th century that a decisive battle against invading Sweden was held in Eura's Big Meadow (Iso Niitty) in the Middle Ages. According to the story, there was blood up to man's ankles on the meadow.[6]
Trance producer and DJ, Ville Virtanen (better known by his stage name Darude) is from Eura.
Politics[]
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Eura:
- Social Democratic Party 32.9%
- Centre Party 22.8%
- True Finns 16.1%
- Left Alliance 12.2%
- National Coalition Party 10.9%
- Christian Democrats 2.5%
- Green League 2.0%
Twin towns - Sister cities[]
Eura is twinned with:
Harku Parish, Estonia
Askersund Municipality, Sweden
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Purhonen, Paula: Kristinuskon saapumisesta Suomeen. 1998. ISBN 951-9057-31-5. See page 156.
External links[]
Media related to Eura at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Eura – Official website
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