Raisio
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| State : |
 Finland
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| Landscape : | Varsinais-Suomi |
| Administrative community : | Turku |
| Geographical location | 60 ° 29 ′ N , 22 ° 11 ′ E |
| Surface: | 50.06 km² |
| of which land area: | 48.76 km² |
| of which inland waterways: | 0.60 km² |
| of which sea area: | 0.70 km² |
| Residents : | 24,178 (Dec. 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 495.9 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number : | 680 |
| Language (s) : | Finnish |
| Website : | raisio.fi |
Raisio [ ˈrɑi̯siɔ ] (Finnish), Swedish Reso , is a city in southwestern Finland. It is a northwest suburb of the city of Turku .
Raisio is a twin town of Elmshorn .
The oldest known records of settlement in the region date back to 1292 , and there is evidence that people lived here as early as the Iron Age. The church of Raisio dates from the early 16th century. In 1974 Raisio was declared a city.
Development of the population (as of December 31st) :
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politics
coat of arms
Blazon : "Argent, a golden-haired and -nimbierter raising, blue-robed, red bestiefelter guardant saint in natural colors on golden reinforced, bridled and besatteltem, Schreitendem red Ross, his red, held with a cross fibula rider jacket with his left hand, in his right hand the holding a silver, gold-tipped sword. "
economy
Raisio is an industrial city.
Raisio city center
Raisio Church
sons and daughters of the town
- Nils-Eric Fougstedt (1910–1961), Finnish conductor and composer
- Aki-Petteri Berg (* 1977), Finnish ice hockey player
- Marco Tuokko (* 1979), ice hockey player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
- ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
