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PORI
Pori is a city and municipality on the west coast of
Finland. The centre of the city it located some 15 km
from the coast of Gulf of Bothnia, at the estuary (the
largest of those in Finland) of Kokemäenjoki river. Pori
is part of the province of Western Finland and is the
most important town in the Satakunta region.
The municipality has a population of 76,183 (2005-02-28)
and covers an area of 511.88 km² of which 8.71 km² is
water. The population density is 151.4 inhabitants per
km². The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Pori is
the 10th largest city in Finland, and the 8th largest
urban area.
The Neo-Gothic Juselius Mausoleum, located in the
Käppärä cemetery in central Pori, was built in 1903 by
the wealthy industrialist F.A. Juselius for his daughter
who died when she was only 11 years old. The Mausoleum
was designed by the architect Josef Stenbäck. The
Mausoleum originally had frescoes painted by artist
Akseli Gallen-Kallela, but these were later destroyed.
The frescoes were restored by Akseli's son Jorma Gallen-Kallela
using his father's sketches.
Pori is known, among other things, for the sand beaches
of Yyteri and for hosting Pori Jazz, an annual
international jazz festival. |
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