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Harju Plateau
Harju may refer to: Geography Estonia * Harju County, one of 15 counties of Estonia *Harju, Hiiu County, a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County. * Pühalepa-Harju, a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, formerly known as Harju. * Harju Plateau, a plateau in northern Estonia, part of Baltic klint. (et) * Harju Bay, a bay in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County * Harju Street, a street in Tallinn old town * Harju Street, a street in Pärnu * Harju Gate, a historical gate in Tallinn old town. (et) Finland *Harju, Helsinki, a quarter of Helsinki * Harju, Jyväskylä, a district in Jyväskylä * Harju, Valkeala, a village in Valkeala, Southern Finland * Harju train station, a train station in Valkeala Russia *Harju was the name of Yegorovo, in Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast before 1948 Other uses * Harju (surname) *Harju Elu ''Harju Elu'' is the official weekly newspaper of Harju County, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harju County
Harju County ( et, Harju maakond or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in Northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to the southwest. The capital and largest city of Estonia, Tallinn, is situated in Harju County. Harju County is the largest county in Estonia in terms of population, as almost half (45%) of the Estonia's population lives in Harju County. History Ancient history The territory of modern Harju County consists mostly of two ancient Estonian counties: Revala, around what is now Tallinn, and Harjumaa, which was situated south of Revala and presently rests mostly in Rapla County. Lindanise, then a small trading post at the Gulf of Finland, served as the capital of Revala. It eventually grew into the mostly German-populated Hanseatic town of ''Reval'' and later into the Estonian cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harju, Helsinki
Harju ( sv, Ås) is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland. It is located northeast from the city centre, part of Alppiharju neighbourhood, between the quarters of Alppila, Torkkelinmäki, Linjat and neighbourhoods Sörnäinen and Vallila. Harju has a population of 7,237 (as of 1 January 2005) and an area of 0.27 km². Harju has the highest population density per km² in Finland, along with the neighboring Torkkelinmäki Torkkelinmäki (Finnish), Torkelsbacken (Swedish) is a central neighborhood of Kallio, Helsinki, Finland. Its boundaries are Hämeentie on the east, Helsinginkatu on the north, Kaarlenkatu on the west and Viides linja on the south. Like els ... quarter. Apartments in Harju are usually very small, single-person flats. Harju also contains dozens of pubs, fast-food restaurants and Thai massage parlors, despite its very small size by area. References External links Quarters of Helsinki {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harju (surname)
Harju is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Arsi Harju (born 1974), Finnish shot putter *Beata Harju (born 1990), Finnish voice actress *Johan Harju (born 1986), Swedish ice hockey player *Juha Harju Juha Harju (born 1981 in Kuopio) is a Finnish heavy metal musician. He was the vocalist of the Finnish dark metal/black metal band Shade Empire and dark-metal band Chaosweaver (Cypher Commander). He also plays bass in black metal bands Ajattar ... (born 1981), Finnish heavy metal musician {{surname Finnish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast
Vyborgsky District ( rus, Вы́боргский райо́н, links=1, r=Výborgskiy raión, p=ˈvɨbərkskʲɪj rɐˈjɵn) is an administrativeOblast Law #32-oz and municipalLaw #17-oz district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Leningrad Oblast, seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast on the Karelian Isthmus and borders with Priozersky District in the northeast, Vsevolozhsky District in the east, Kurortny District of the federal cities of Russia, federal city of Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg in the south, Kymenlaakso and South Karelia regions of Finland in the northwest, and Lakhdenpokhsky District of the Republic of Karelia in the north. From the southwest, the district is limited by the Gulf of Finland. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, town of Vyborg. Population (excluding the administrative center): 113,748 (Russian Census (2002), 2002 Censu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yegorovo
Yehorove (; ; ) is a village in Lenine Raion, Crimea. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the native languages of the inhabitants of the village were 89.29% Russian, 8.93% Ukrainian, and 1.79% Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor .... On 18 March 1948, by an edict of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR, the settlement, formerly known as the collective farm Sakko i Vantsetti, was given its current name Yehorove. References Villages in Crimea {{Crimea-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harju Train Station
Harju may refer to: Geography Estonia * Harju County, one of 15 counties of Estonia *Harju, Hiiu County, a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County. * Pühalepa-Harju, a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, formerly known as Harju. *Harju Plateau, a plateau in northern Estonia, part of Baltic klint. (et) * Harju Bay, a bay in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County * Harju Street, a street in Tallinn old town * Harju Street, a street in Pärnu * Harju Gate, a historical gate in Tallinn old town. (et) Finland *Harju, Helsinki, a quarter of Helsinki * Harju, Jyväskylä, a district in Jyväskylä * Harju, Valkeala, a village in Valkeala, Southern Finland * Harju train station, a train station in Valkeala Russia *Harju was the name of Yegorovo, in Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast before 1948 Other uses * Harju (surname) *Harju Elu ''Harju Elu'' is the official weekly newspaper of Harju County, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Finland
Southern Finland ( fi, Etelä-Suomen lääni, sv, Södra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia. History On September 1, 1997 the Uusimaa Province, the Kymi Province and the southern parts of the Häme Province were joined to form the new Southern Finland Province. All the provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010. Administration The State Provincial Office was a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promoted national and regional objectives of the State central administration. The State Provincial Office of Southern Finland employed about 380 persons. Its service offices were located in the cities of Hämeenlinna, Helsinki, and Kouvola. The administrative seat was placed at Hämeenlinna. Regions Southern Finland was divided into six regions: *South Karelia (''Etelä-Karjala / Södra Karelen'') * Päi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valkeala
Valkeala is a former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland, and is a neighborhood of city of Kouvola, and it was a part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality had a population of 11,238 (2003) and covered an area of 1,004.40 km² of which 143.47 km² was water. The population density was 13.1 inhabitants per km². In the Valkeala region there is the lake ''Vekaranjärvi'' near which the Karelia Brigade is located. Valkeala is famous for Repovesi National Park. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. As of 2009, the six municipalities – Kouvola, Kuusankoski, Elimäki, Anjalankoski, Valkeala and Jaala – were consolidated, accounting for the new municipality of Kouvola with a population of over 80,000, being the 10th largest city in Finland. People born in Valkeala * Anton Suurkonka (1886 – 1964) * Paavo Karjalainen (1904 – 1978) *Arvo Askola (1909 – 1975) * Kauko Andersson (1913 – 1979) * Heikki Hykkääl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The Jyväskylä sub-region includes Jyväskylä, Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Petäjävesi, Toivakka, and Uurainen. Other border municipalities of Jyväskylä are Joutsa, Jämsä and Luhanka. Jyväskylä is the largest city in the region of Central Finland and in the Finnish Lakeland; as of , Jyväskylä had a population of . The city has been one of the fastest-growing cities in Finland during the 20th century, when in 1940, there were only 8,000 inhabitants in Jyväskylä. Elias Lönnrot, the compiler of the Finnish national epic, the ''Kalevala'', gave the city the nickname "Athens of Finland". This nickname refers to the major role of Jyväskylä as an educational centre. The works of the notable Finnish architect, Alvar Aalto, can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
