Eura
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Eura 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 9,371 and covers an area of 479.49 km² of which 48.08 km² is water. The population density is 21.8 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Purhonen, Paula: Kristinuskon saapumisesta Suomeen. 1998. ISBN 951-9057-31-5. See page 156.
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