Loviisa
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| Loviisa (Loviisan kaupunki) |
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| Country | Finland |
| Province | Southern Finland |
| Region | Eastern Uusimaa |
| Government | |
| - City Manager | Olavi Kaleva |
| Area | |
| - City | 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 (3.3 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - City | 7,381 |
| - Density | 166.1/km² (430.2/sq mi) |
| 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.
Two of the four operating nuclear power reactors in Finland are located in Loviisa.
 The Church of Loviisa |
 The harbor of Loviisa in 1808 by Gavril Sergeyev |
[edit] Twin towns
[edit] External links
- Loviisa - Official website
| Municipalities of Eastern Uusimaa |  |
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| Askola | Lapinjärvi | Liljendal | Loviisa | Myrskylä | Pernå | Porvoo | Pukkila | Ruotsinpyhtää | Sipoo | ||
| Eastern Uusimaa | Southern Finland | Finland |
