Kartano | |
Settlement Type: | District of Lahti |
Coordinates: | 60.9896°N 25.6563°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Päijät-Häme |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Lahti |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 5,614 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Note: | (approximate) |
Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
Postal Code: | 15140 |
Blank Name Sec1: | District number |
Blank Info Sec1: | 2 |
Kartano is the 2nd district of the city of Lahti, in the region of Päijät-Häme, Finland. It borders the districts of Niemi in the north, Kiveriö in the east, Keski-Lahti in the south, Salpausselkä in the southwest and Jalkaranta in the west.[1]
The district takes its name from the Fellman Manor;[2] the Finnish word kartano directly translates to "manor" in English.
The population of the statistical district of Kartano was 5,614 in 2019.[3]
The Hakatornit are a series of seven nine-floor apartment buildings on the Paasikivenkatu street in Kartano. Designed by architects Mauri Karkulahti and Eino Tuompo and constructed in 1951–1956, the towers have been proclaimed a built cultural environment of national significance by the Finnish Heritage Agency.[4]