Somero
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 Finland
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| Landscape : | Varsinais-Suomi |
| Administrative community : | Turku |
| Geographical location | 60 ° 37 ' N , 23 ° 32' E |
| Surface: | 697.69 km² |
| of which land area: | 667.91 km² |
| of which inland waterways: | 29.78 km² |
| Residents : | 8,828 (Dec. 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 13.2 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number : | 761 |
| Language (s) : | Finnish |
| Website : | somero.fi |
Somero [ ˈsɔmɛrɔ ] is a town in southwestern Finland with 8,828 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018). It is located in the east of the Varsinais-Suomi landscape . Somero is around 75 kilometers away from both Turku and the capital Helsinki . Over half of Somero's residents live in the community center.
history
Excavations and the examination of pollen suggest that agriculture has been practiced since the 14th century. The place Somero emerged in the 14th century. The first written mention of the name Sommares sokn comes from the year 1449; By 1492 at the latest Somero was an independent parish. In the Middle Ages, the " Ox Trail ", a trade route from Turku to the Häme region , ran through Somero. Somero has existed as a political municipality since 1987. In 1977 the municipality of Somerniemi was incorporated. In 1990 Somero moved from the province of Häme to the province of Turku-Pori , which later became part of the province of Western Finland . Somero has had city status since 1993.
Attractions
In Somerniemi there is a wooden church from 1813. The neo-Gothic church in Somero was designed by Georg Theodor Chiewitz and completed in 1859. Next to the church in Somero there is a stone sacristy from the 15th century.
A monument to the composer Unto Mononen has stood in the center of Somero since 1996.
Other sights include a. the Ämyri dance floor in Somerniemi, the Hiidenlinna studio and the Häntälän Notkot area.
Localities
The municipality includes the places Harju, Hirsjärvi, Häntälä, Härjänlahti, Härjänoja, Härkälä, Ihamäki, Jaatila, Jakkula, Joensuu, Kaskisto, Keltiäinen, Kerkola, Kimala, Kivisoja, Mäyrääki, Mäyinasjäräki, Oyinasjär, vi, Pajula, Palikainen, Paltta, Pitkäjärvi, Pusula, Pyöli, Rautela, Ruunala, Ryhtä, Salkola, Saarentaka, Suojoki, Sylvänä, Syvänoja, Talvisilta, Terttilä, Uusikaskisto, Viluksela and Ylenjoki.
Sons and daughters
Somero is the birthplace of several famous musicians: the singer and author Mauri Antero Numminen (* 1940), the rock musician Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki (1947–1987) and the opera singer Karita Mattila (* 1960).
Other personalities born in Somero:
- Axel Wilhelmowitsch Gadolin (1828–1898), Russian chemist and mineralogist
- Minna Nikkanen (* 1988), track and field athlete
- Pentti Nikula (* 1939), athlete
- Kauko Nyström (1933–2009), track and field athlete
Somero Church
The wooden church of Somerniemi (1813)
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
