Loviisa

Loviisa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈloviːsa]; Swedish: Lovisa Swedish pronunciation: [luvˈiːsa]) is a municipality and town of 15,424 inhabitants (30 June 2015) on the southern coast of Finland. About 43 per cent of the population is Swedish-speaking.

The municipality covers an area of 1,751.49 square kilometres (676.25 sq mi) of which 931.92 km² (359.82 sq mi) is water. The population density is 18.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (48.7/sq mi).

The neighboring municipalities of Liljendal, Pernå and Ruotsinpyhtää were consolidated with Loviisa on January 1, 2010.

Loviisa was founded in 1745, as a border fortress against Russia. Most of the fortifications have been preserved. It is named after Lovisa Ulrika, the Swedish Queen consort of Adolf Frederick of Sweden.

Loviisa is the site of two of Finland's nuclear reactors, two VVER units each of 488 MWe, at the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant. The other operating reactors are at the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant.

The Church of Loviisa

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