Noormarkku
Former municipality in Satakunta, Finland
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Noormarkku (Swedish: Norrmark) is a former municipality of Finland.
Noormarkku | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
| Noormarkun kunta Norrmarks kommun | |
 Makkarakoski Power Plant in the Noormarkku Ironworks | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Noormarkku in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°35.5′N 021°52′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Satakunta |
| Sub-region | Pori sub-region |
| Consolidated | 2010 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Risto Peevo |
| Area | |
• Total | 332.06 km2 (128.21 sq mi) |
| • Land | 316.86 km2 (122.34 sq mi) |
| • Water | 15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2009-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,158 |
| • Density | 19.43/km2 (50.33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.noormarkku.fi |
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.
