- Source: Eura
Eura (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈeu̯rɑ]) 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 11,089 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 630.20 square kilometres (243.32 sq mi) of which 51.33 km2 (19.82 sq mi) is water. The population density is 19.16 inhabitants per square kilometre (49.6/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.
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
Notable people
Carl Oscar Malm, founder of Finnish Sign Language
Darude (real name Toni-Ville Henrik Virtanen), DJ and record producer
See also
Eurajoki
Panelia
References
External links
Media related to Eura at Wikimedia Commons
Eura travel guide from Wikivoyage
Municipality of Eura – Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Lapangan Terbang Eura
- Darude
- Uang elektronik
- Kejuaraan Eropa UEFA 2024
- Komunikasi medan dekat
- Kejuaraan Eropa UEFA 2020
- Bosnia dan Herzegovina
- Bravo, My Life (seri televisi 2022)
- BLITZEN
- Holden
- Eura
- Eura (river)
- Clepsis eura
- Eura Airfield
- Effy Stonem
- BC Euras
- Afro-Eurasia
- European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
- Eunoe eura
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
