Loviisa
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Loviisa Loviisa – Lovisa |
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Loviisan kaupunki Lovisa stad |
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 Location of Loviisa in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 60°27.5′N 026°14′E / 60.4583°N 26.233°ECoordinates: 60°27.5′N 026°14′E / 60.4583°N 26.233°E | ||
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 Finland
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| Region | Eastern Uusimaa | |
| Sub-region | Loviisa sub-region | |
| Charter | 1745 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Olavi Kaleva | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 819.76 km2 (316.51 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 819.57 km2 (316.44 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 931.92 km2 (359.82 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 95th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 15,282 | |
| • Rank | 76th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 18.65/km2 (48.3/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 59.2% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 38% (official) | |
| • Others | 2.8% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.2% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 63% | |
| • 65 or older | 22.8% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 07900 | |
| Area code(s) | 019 | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.75% | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www.loviisa.fi | |
Loviisa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈloviːsa]; Swedish: Lovisa Swedish pronunciation: [luvˈiːsa]) is a municipality and town of 15,282 inhabitants (31 March 2016) on the southern coast of Finland. About 43 per cent of the population is Swedish-speaking.
The municipality covers an area of 819.76 square kilometres (316.51 sq mi) of which 931.92 km2 (359.82 sq mi) is water. The population density is 18.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (48.3/sq mi).
The neighboring municipalities of Liljendal, Pernå and Ruotsinpyhtää were consolidated with Loviisa on January 1, 2010.
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 two of Finland's nuclear reactors, two VVER units each of 488 MWe, at the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant. The other operating reactors are at the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant.
The Church of Loviisa
The harbor of Loviisa in 1808 by Gavril Sergeyev
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