Town in Uusimaa, Finland
Raseborg
(
Finland Swedish:
[?r?ːse?borj]
;
Finnish
:
Raasepori
,
Finnish:
[?r?ːse?pori]
) is a
town
in
Finland
, located in the southern coast of the country. Raseborg is situated in the western part of the
Uusimaa
region. The population of Raseborg is approximately 27,000, while the
sub-region
has a population of approximately 40,000. It is the 39th most populous
municipality
in Finland.
Raseborg was created on January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of
Ekenas
,
Karis
and
Pohja
were consolidated into a single town,
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creating the largest Swedish-speaking-majority city of Finland in terms of population. Of these, Ekenas now serves as the
administrative center
of Raseborg. The name of the new town is based on the
Raseborg Castle
located in Ekenas, or formerly in the municipality of
Snappertuna
. Historically the name of the county was also Raseborg in the 14th century.
Raseborg covers an area of 2,354.24 square kilometres (908.98 sq mi) of which 1,206.47 km
2
(465.82 sq mi) is water.
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The
population density
is 23.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (61.3/sq mi).
Raseborg is a
bilingual
municipality with
Finnish
and
Swedish
as its official languages. The population consists of
31% Finnish speakers,
64% Swedish speakers, and
6% speakers of other languages.
The
coat of arms
of Raseborg, introduced in 2009, is inspired by the area's
grove biotope
and the eight former municipalities that originally belonged to the united municipality, which are symbolized by
white windflowers
arranged in a circle. The yellow wall crown on top of the green
shield
in the area therefore belongs to the history of the region and its three fortresses (including the Raseborg Castle).
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In addition to the coat of arms, the town of Raseborg uses a
flag
and
pennon
based on the coat of arms.
[8]
The coat of arms has attracted criticism for its "non-heraldic structure".
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In February 2011, Raseborg Municipality entered into a "Friendship Co-operation Agreement" with
Makana Municipality
in
South Africa
. The project, which is to last three years, seeks to facilitate information sharing in the fields of economic development, arts and culture, women's development, youth development, and education.
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History
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Raseborg as a municipal name is a new coinage, but the castle of Raseborg was first mentioned in 1378 as
Rasaborge
. It acted as the center of the Raseborg
slottslan
(Finnish:
linnalaani
) covering western
Uusimaa
and some parts of
Finland Proper
such as
Kisko
.
The area of the modern municipality had eight municipalities at its peak:
Ekenas
,
Ekenas landskommun
,
Snappertuna
,
Karis
,
Karis landskommun
,
Pohja
,
Tenala
and
Bromarv
. The first merger in the area happened in 1969, when Karis landskommun was merged into Karis. By 2008, only Ekenas, Pohja and Karis were independent municipalities, forming the modern Raseborg municipality in 2009.
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Politics
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After the 2021 municipal election the municipal council of Raseborg became the following:
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Culture
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Sights
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See also
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References
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External links
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1.
| Helsinki
| 674,500
| 2.
| Espoo
| 314,024
| 3.
| Tampere
| 255,050
| 4.
| Vantaa
| 247,443
| 5.
| Oulu
| 214,633
| 6.
| Turku
| 201,863
| 7.
| Jyvaskyla
| 147,746
| 8.
| Kuopio
| 124,021
| 9.
| Lahti
| 120,693
| 10.
| Pori
| 83,106
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11.
| Kouvola
| 78,880
| 12.
| Joensuu
| 78,062
| 13.
| Lappeenranta
| 72,988
| 14.
| Vaasa
| 68,956
| 15.
| Hameenlinna
| 68,319
| 16.
| Seinajoki
| 66,160
| 17.
| Rovaniemi
| 65,286
| 18.
| Mikkeli
| 51,919
| 19.
| Porvoo
| 51,289
| 20.
| Salo
| 51,100
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21.
| Kotka
| 50,500
| 22.
| Kokkola
| 48,295
| 23.
| Hyvinkaa
| 46,901
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| Jarvenpaa
| 46,490
| 25.
| Lohja
| 45,645
| 26.
| Nurmijarvi
| 44,785
| 27.
| Tuusula
| 41,338
| 28.
| Kirkkonummi
| 41,154
| 29.
| Rauma
| 38,832
| 30.
| Kerava
| 38,211
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31.
| Kajaani
| 36,513
| 32.
| Kaarina
| 36,339
| 33.
| Nokia
| 35,647
| 34.
| Ylojarvi
| 33,677
| 35.
| Kangasala
| 33,473
| 36.
| Savonlinna
| 31,843
| 37.
| Vihti
| 28,811
| 38.
| Riihimaki
| 28,483
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| Raseborg
| 27,209
| 40.
| Raisio
| 25,331
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41.
| Imatra
| 24,919
| 42.
| Lempaala
| 24,711
| 43.
| Raahe
| 23,797
| 44.
| Sastamala
| 23,515
| 45.
| Hollola
| 22,885
| 46.
| Sipoo
| 22,595
| 47.
| Siilinjarvi
| 21,290
| 48.
| Tornio
| 21,018
| 49.
| Mantsala
| 20,957
| 50.
| Pirkkala
| 20,763
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