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Varkaus (before year 1929 Warkaus) is a Middle-Savonian industrial town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region, between city of Kuopio and town of Savonlinna.

Varkaus
Town
Varkauden kaupunki
Varkaus stad
Varkaus in July 2006
Location of Varkaus in Finland
Coordinates: 62°19′N 027°53.5′E
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Savonia
Sub-regionVarkaus
Market town1929
City rights1961
Government
  Town managerHannu Tsupari
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total524.48 km2 (202.50 sq mi)
  Land386.04 km2 (149.05 sq mi)
  Water138.45 km2 (53.46 sq mi)
  Rank206th largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total19,978
  Rank54th largest in Finland
  Density51.75/km2 (134.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Finnish98.2% (official)
  Swedish0.2%
  Others1.6%
Population by age
  0 to 1412%
  15 to 6456.4%
  65 or older31.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]21%
Websitewww.varkaus.fi

The municipality has a population of 19,978 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 524.48 square kilometres (202.50 sq mi) of which 138.45 km2 (53.46 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 51.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (134.0/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. In old Finnish 'Varkaus' meant strait, and this city is located in the lake district on straits between two parts of Lake Saimaa. An extension of the Saimaa Canal passes through the town.


History


Varkaus was born in the late 19th century as an industrial community of the A. Ahlström paper mills. It was a part of the municipalities of Leppävirta and Joroinen until 1929 when Varkaus became a market town. During the Finnish Civil War in 1918 the town was taken over by the Reds, but because of its isolated location in rural Finland, it was soon taken by the Whites on the Battle of Varkaus 19–21 February. The whites proceeded to execute every tenth Red soldier.

The municipality of Kangaslampi was consolidated to Varkaus on 1 January 2005.


Sport


The bandy team Warkauden Pallo-35, or just WP-35, plays in the highest division, Bandyliiga, and has become Finnish champions 16 times.


Notable people



Parts of the town of Varkaus



Twin towns — sister cities


Varkaus is twinned with:


See also



References


  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.




На других языках


[de] Varkaus

Varkaus [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈvɑrkɑu̯s] ist eine Stadt im Osten Finnlands. Die Industriestadt liegt in der Region Savo zwischen Kuopio und Savonlinna und hat 20.278 Einwohner (Stand 31. Dezember 2020).
- [en] Varkaus

[ru] Варкаус

Варкаус (фин. Varkaus) — промышленный город и муниципалитет на востоке центральной части Финляндии, в провинции Северное Саво. Площадь муниципалитета составляет 524,55 км², из которой 138,47 км² занимает водная поверхность[1].



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