Noormarkku

Noormarkku
—  Former municipality  —
Noormarkun kunta
Noormarkunjoki towards north from the railway bridge
Coat of arms
Location of Noormarkku in Finland
Coordinates: 61°35.5′N 021°52′E / 61.5917°N 21.867°E / 61.5917; 21.867Coordinates: 61°35.5′N 021°52′E / 61.5917°N 21.867°E / 61.5917; 21.867
Country	Finland
Region	Satakunta
Sub-region	Pori sub-region
Consolidated	2010
Government
- Municipal manager	Risto Peevo
Area[1]
- Total	332.06 km2 (128.2 sq mi)
- Land	316.86 km2 (122.3 sq mi)
- Water	15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Population (2009-12-31)[2]
- Total	6,158
- Density	19.43/km2 (50.3/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	www.noormarkku.fi

Noormarkku (Swedish: Norrmark) is a former municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Satakunta region. The municipality had a population of 6,158 (31 December 2009)^[2] and covered an area of 332.06 square kilometres (128.21 sq mi) of which 15.2 km² (5.9 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density was 19.43 inhabitants per square kilometre (50.3 /sq mi).

Noormarkku is the birthplace of the Ahlstrom Corporation. Antti Ahlström invested in the entire development of Noormarkku, setting up one of Finland's first Finnish language schools and building a road network.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Noormarkku was annexed with the neighboring city of Pori on 1 January 2010.

A notable building is the Villa Mairea by architect Alvar Aalto designed as the private home for Maire and Harry Gullichsen (Ahlström–Gullichsen family).

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/4AD425C09E8E9093C22576AA001D7112/$file/091231.htm. Retrieved 13 January 2010. 

External links

Media related to Noormarkku at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Noormarkku – Official website (Finnish)