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Explore Kuoppila in Finland

Kuoppila in the region of Province of Western Finland is a town in Finland - some 79 mi or ( 127 km ) West of Helsinki , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Kuoppila is now 05:13 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Riga, Jelgava, Tallinn, Ylöjärvi, and Viksgard. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Riga . Where to go and what to see in Kuoppila ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Kevola Observatory

The Kevola Observatory is located in Kevola in Paimio in South-Western Finland, some 35 km east from the city of Turku. The observatory is currently owned by Turun Ursa ry, a local astronomical association operating in Turku area. The buildings of the observatory include an observatory dome, a zenith observatory, and a house for recording observations. Kevola Observatory is listed in the IAU list of observatory codes with code 64.

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Located at 60.42 22.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in Finland, Buildings and structures in Finland Proper, Paimio

Piikkiö

Piikkiö, is a former municipality of Finland. Piikkiö was consolidated with Kaarina on January 1, 2009. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 6,836 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 90.35 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.07 km² is inland water. The population density was 75.72 inhabitants per km². The municipality was almost unilingually Finnish.

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Located at 60.42 22.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Finland, Kaarina, Populated places disestablished in 2009

Kuusisto Castle

. Kuusisto Castle was a medieval episcopal castle on an island of Kuusisto in Kaarina, Finland, near Turku. The castle was probably built in the early 14th century, although the site seems to have been bishop's residence already in the 1290s. The castle was ordered to be demolished during the Protestant Reformation in 1528 by the king Gustav I of Sweden. Excavation and reconstruction work on the remaining ruins began in 1891.

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Located at 60.41 22.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures completed in the 14th century, Buildings and structures in Finland Proper, Castles in Finland, Forts in Sweden, Kaarina, Ruins in Finland

Paimio Sanatorium

Paimio Sanatorium is a former tuberculosis sanatorium in Paimio, Finland Proper, designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. The building was completed in 1932, and soon after received critical acclaim both in Finland and abroad. The building served exclusively as a tuberculosis sanatorium until the early 1960s, when it was converted into a general hospital. Today the building is part of the Turku University Hospital. The sanatorium was nominated to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Located at 60.47 22.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Alvar Aalto buildings, Buildings and structures completed in 1932, Buildings and structures in Finland Proper, Hospitals established in 1932, Hospitals in Finland, Modernist architecture in Finland, Paimio, Tuberculosis sanatoria

Karuna Church

The Karuna church is a stone church located in Karuna Sauvo, Finland Proper, Finland. It was designed by Finnish church architect Josef Stenbäck and built in 1908–1910. The style of the building reflects National Romantic style with Jugendstil features. The bell tower is located in the southeast corner of the structure the bells of which were made in 1689. The church has the capacity to seat 480 people. The altar paintings were created by Ilmari Launis.

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Located at 60.27 22.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Finland Proper, Churches in Finland, Josef Stenbäck buildings, Lutheran congregations established in the 20th century, National Romantic architecture in Finland, Religious buildings completed in 1910, Sauvo