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Revision as of 20:08, 18 September 2007 by 88.114.235.214 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Uusikaupunki (IPA: [ˈuːsiˌkɑupuŋki]), or Nystad in Swedish, 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 16,260 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 540.65 km² (excluding sea) of which 47.72 km² is inland water. The population density is 32.99 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Both its Finnish and Swedish names mean new city.
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.
The original name of the town was Kalainen (which is a Finnish adjective meaning something that grows plenty of fish). The town originated as a market place for the people of Vakka-Suomi. It was founded as a town in 1616.
People
- Robert Wilhelm Ekman - Painter.
- B. H. Crusell - Bernhardt Crusell (1775-1834), virtuoso clarinettist and composer
- Arvid Liljelund - Painter (20.1.1844 - 21.7.1899)
- Martti Simojoki - former Archbishop of Finland
- Ilmari Saarelainen - Finnish actor
External links
- http://uusikaupunki.fi/ - Official site (in Finnish)
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60°48′00″N 21°24′35″E / 60.80000°N 21.40972°E / 60.80000; 21.40972
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