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The City Office also aids the Deputy Mayors in the management of their respective tasks, and takes care of centralised services determined by the City Board. [1] Until the end of 2011 the city offices were located in an Art Nouveau-style building completed in 1909, originally an apartment building by the river Aura. In 2010 the building was ...
The joint municipal authority of the Turku city region (Finnish: Turun kaupunkiseutu, Swedish: Åbo stadsregion) consists of six municipalities: Turku, Kaarina, Lieto, Naantali, Raisio and Rusko. [2] The Turku metropolitan area forms a compact, urban-like regional growth centre where people commute from a relatively large area of the Southwest ...
Turku is Finland's oldest city. [1] It is not known when Turku was granted city status. Pope Gregory IX first mentioned the town of Aboa in his Bulla in 1229, and this year is now used as the founding year of the city. [4] [5] [14] Turku was the most important city in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Sweden (today's Finland).
The city partners with the Lansing Board of Water and Light and the St. Vincent de Paul Society to provide utility assistance for Lansing residents. Call 517-483-4477 for information and to find ...
The City Council of Turku convenes there. [1] The mayor worked in an Art Nouveau building near the City Hall, the Turku City Office, until 2011. It was originally designed by Charles Bassi from 1810 to 1811 as the restaurant Seurahuone. The building survived the Great Fire of Turku in 1827. It was redone between 1879 and 1883 as the city hall ...
The ward's boundaries correspond approximately to those of the city's central business district, and it borders all the other wards of Turku except for Maaria-Paattinen (Ward 9). The City Centre ward is the largest ward in Turku, with a population of 51,471 (as of 2004 [update] ) and an annual population change of -0.29%. 7.70% of the ward's ...
Articles related to the city of Turku (Swedish: Åbo), Finland. ... People from Turku (6 C, 109 P) S. Ships built in Turku (1 C, 76 P) Sport in Turku (5 C, 22 P)
In 1902, an old cargo office and terminal (vaakahuone) was built at Puutori. The building was replaced by a new cargo office and terminal in 1933 which became the first public convenience until 1986. Later, in 1997, a new restaurant opened up in the building. The first bus station in Turku was built at Puutori in the 20th century. However, long ...