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Toppilansaari
Toppilansaari is a neighbourhood in the Tuira area in the city of Oulu, Finland. It is located on the south side of the Toppilansalmi strait. Toppilansaari was separated from the Hietasaari district while it was rezoned to residential development in the early 2000s. The westernmost part of the neighbourhood was the location for the Finnish Housing Fair in 2005. The Möljä Bridge over the Toppilansalmi strait connects Toppilansaari with the Toppila neighbourhood. The bridge was completed in 2012. The Toppilansaari has been an island before, but it has connected into Mustasaari island due to the post-glacial rebound Post-glacial rebound (also called isostatic rebound or crustal rebound) is the rise of land masses after the removal of the huge weight of ice sheets during the last glacial period, which had caused isostatic depression. Post-glacial rebound .... The Toppila harbour used to occupy both sides of the Toppilansalmi Strait. The harbour has been closed for commerci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toppila
Toppila is a district of Oulu, Finland. It is bounded by the Toppilansalmi strait in the south and west, railway in the east and the Taskila district in the north. The Möljä Bridge over the Toppilansalmi strait connects Toppila with the Toppilansaari Toppilansaari is a neighbourhood in the Tuira area in the city of Oulu, Finland. It is located on the south side of the Toppilansalmi strait. Toppilansaari was separated from the Hietasaari, Oulu, Hietasaari district while it was rezoned to residen ... district. Historically Toppila has been an industrial district with the residential areas built mainly along the railway. The Meri-Toppila residential neighbourhood in the northern part of Toppila was built on the site of the former Toppila pulp mill. The pulp mill was established by English company, Peter Dixon & Son Ltd. The pulp mill was operative in the year 1931-1985. The former Toppila harbour areas are being converted into residential areas in the southern part of district. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |