Ulvila | |
Native Name: | Ulvsby |
Native Name Lang: | sv |
Official Name: | Finnish: Ulvilan kaupunki Swedish: Ulvsby stad |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Coordinates: | 61.4333°N 75°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Satakunta |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Pori sub-region |
Leader Title: | Town manager |
Leader Name: | Mikko Löfbacka |
Established Title: | Charter (as a town) |
Established Date: | 1365 |
Established Title2: | Lost town privileges |
Established Date2: | 1558 |
Established Title3: | Gained town privileges |
Established Date3: | 2000 |
Blank3 Name: | Climate |
Blank3 Info: | Dfb |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +03:00 |
Website: | www.ulvila.fi |
Ulvila (in Finnish ˈulʋilɑ/; Swedish: Ulvsby) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is one of the six medieval cities of Finland, as well as the third oldest city in the country. Ulvila was granted charter as a town by King Albert of Sweden on 7 February 1365.[1] [2] However, its town privileges were taken over by Pori in 1558. After 442 years, Ulvila regained town privileges in 2000.
Ulvila is located in the region of Satakunta and the former province of Western Finland. The town is situated just southeast of the city of Pori along Highway 2. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of NaNUlvila}}, of which NaNUlvila}} is water. The population density is NaNUlvila.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The medieval St. Olaf's Church is dedicated to St. Olaf, who also is portrayed in the arms of the municipality. The medieval fieldstone church, also known as Ulvila Church, is one of the best-preserved of its kind in Finland.
Results of the Finnish municipal elections 2021 in Ulvila:[3]
Ulvila is served by OnniBus.com route Helsinki—Pori.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland.
Ulvila is twinned with:
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