Ulvila

Ulvila is a city in Satakunta province. Ulvila is located with the aid of the river Kokemaenjoki, subsequent to Pori. The metropolis middle is made from agglomerations placed in Kokemaenjoki, Friitala and the Old Town. It has 13, 027 population and covers an area of 422, 51 km², of which 21, 86 km² are waterways. The populace density is 32.51 inhabitants / km². The history of the city of Ulvila is long: it was founded in 1365, so it is one of the six medieval cities in Finland and the second one oldest city in Finland after Turku.

Ulvila misplaced his metropolis rights to Pori in 1558, while the port of Ulvila at that point had become inaccessible to ships because of land uplift. 442 years later, for the reason that 2000, the municipality of Ulvila has over again called itself a town. The metropolis of Ulvila was given its gift form while Kullaa Municipality was integrated in 2005. Ulvila City Council determined on 15 and 29 December 2008 on a municipal association with Nakkila, Harjavalta and Kokemaki. The connection changed into to come back into pressure at the beginning of 2011.