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Kauvatsa Destination Guide

Delve into Kauvatsa in Finland

Kauvatsa in the region of Province of Western Finland is located in Finland - some 115 mi or ( 185 km ) North-West of Helsinki , the country's capital .

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Local time in Kauvatsa is now 11:31 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tallinn, Ylöjärvi, Ylistaro, Uusikaupunki, and Tyotila. While being here, you might want to check out Tallinn . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Kauvatsa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Kauvatsa

Kauvatsa is a village in the municipality of Kokemäki, Finland.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 61.31 22.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Villages in Finland

Sääksjärvi

Sääksjärvi is a lake in Kokemäki, Satakunta, western Finland, east from the town of Pori. The lake is notable because it overlies an impact crater. The crater is 5 kilometres in diameter and is completely buried under the lake and is not visible at the surface. The age of the impact structure is estimated to be about 543 ± 12 Ma (million years ago), at the boundary between the Ediacaran and Cambrian periods.

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Located at 61.40 22.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Impact craters of Finland, Kokemäenjoki basin, Lakes of Finland, Proterozoic impact craters

St. Henry's Chapel

St. Henry's Chapel is a neogothic style brick chapel in the town of Kokemäki, Finland. The chapel was built in 1857 to cover a medieval log cabin which was used by St. Henry, the first bishop of Finland. The chapel is located by the river Kokemäenjoki, one kilometre east of the town center of Kokemäki.

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Located at 61.26 22.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Brick Gothic, Buildings and structures in Satakunta, Medieval Finland, Religious buildings completed in 1857

Äetsä

Äetsä is a former municipality of southwestern Finland. The municipality was founded on 1981 when municipalities of Keikyä and Kiikka were consolidated to a single municipality. On 1 January 2009, it was consolidated with the municipalities of Vammala and Mouhijärvi to form a new city of Sastamala.

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Located at 61.28 22.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Finland, Populated places disestablished in 2009, Populated places established in 1981, Sastamala

Loimijoki

The river Loimijoki is a river in Finland and the longest tributary of the river Kokemäenjoki. The river originates at the lake Pyhäjärvi in Tammela and joins the river Kokemäenjoki in Huittinen. There is a 54 meter difference in the elevation of the source and the end of the river and it is 114 km long. The river drains a catchment area of 3140 km. The river has several dams at Forssa, Jokioinen and Loimaa.

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Located at 61.22 22.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Forssa, Geography of Finland Proper, Geography of Tavastia Proper, Jokioinen, Kokemäenjoki basin, Loimaa, Rivers of Finland