Loviisa
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| Loviisa Loviisan kaupunki - Lovisa stad |
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| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Southern Finland | ||
| Region | Eastern Uusimaa | ||
| Incorporated (city) | 1745 | ||
| Government | |||
| - City Manager | Olavi Kaleva | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 44.52 km² (17.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 44.44 km² (17.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 0.08 km² (0 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) | ||
| Population (Aug. 31, 2006) | |||
| - Total | 7,416 | ||
| - Density | 167/km² (432.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Helsinki, Riga, Tallinn (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 07900 | ||
| Area code(s) | 019 | ||
| Website: http://www.loviisa.fi | |||
Loviisa (IPA: [ˈloviːsa]) in Finnish or Lovisa in Swedish is a municipality and town of 7,417 inhabitants (2004-12-31) on the Southern coast of Finland. About 40% of the population is Swedish-speaking.
The municipality encompasses 44.47 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.02 km² is inland water. Population density is 166.86 inhabitants/km².
Loviisa was founded in 1745, as a border fortress against Russia. Most of the fortifications have been preserved. It is named after Lovisa Ulrika, the Swedish Queen consort of Adolf Frederick of Sweden.
Loviisa is the site of one of Finland's two nuclear power stations, the other being at Olkiluoto. The Lovisa nuclear power plant consists of two VVER units, each of 488 MWe.
 The Church of Loviisa |
 The harbor of Loviisa in 1808 by Gavril Sergeyev |
[edit] Twin towns
- Haapsalu, Estonia
- Hillerød, Denmark
- Horten, Norway
- Karlskrona, Sweden
- Ólafsfjörður, Iceland
- Paks, Hungary
[edit] External links
- Loviisa - Official website
- Loviisa Peace-Forum
| Municipalities of Eastern Uusimaa |  |
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| Askola | Lapinjärvi | Liljendal | Loviisa | Myrskylä | Pernå | Porvoo | Pukkila | Ruotsinpyhtää | Sipoo | ||
| Eastern Uusimaa | Southern Finland | Finland |
