Pusula is a village in the city of
Lohja
Lohja (; sv, Lojo) is a city and municipality in the Uusimaa region of Finland. The city has a population of 47,518 (2017), and it covers an area of of which , or 8.3 percent, is water. The population density of Lohja is . The municipality is ...
in
Uusimaa
Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, He ...
, Finland. It was former
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of the former
Pusula municipality. It has over 700 inhabitants.
() is located on the southern edge of the village.
Pusula church, a
Sale grocery store, fire station, library, museum and elementary school are located in the village. Pusula's old
town hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...
was sold to a private person in 2007 and is currently in residential use.
See also
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Karkkila
Karkkila (; sv, Högfors) is a town and a municipality of Finland.
Neighboring municipalities are Lohja, Loppi, Tammela and Vihti.
Geography
Karkkila is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of () and it covers an ar ...
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Nummi-Pusula
Nummi-Pusula () is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged with Lohja on 1 January 2013. Its seat was in Nummi. Nummi-Pusula was formed in 1981 from the former municipalities Nummi and Pusula.
It was located in the province of Southern F ...
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Saukkola
Saukkola () is an urban area and district in the city of Lohja and the former administrative centre of the Nummi-Pusula municipality. Old Turku Road between Turku and Helsinki ( regional road 110) crosses through the area. Saukkola has a populati ...
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Vihti
Vihti (; sv, Vichtis) is a small municipality located in the Uusimaa region of province of Southern Finland, approximately northwest of the capital city Helsinki. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is wate ...
References
External links
Pusulaat Lohja's City Site (in Finnish)
Pusula's locationat Fonecta
Lohja
Villages in Finland
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