Karkku
Karkku is a former municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. It was consolidated in 1973 with Vammala, which in turn was consolidated with Äetsä and Mouhijärvi to create the town of Sastamala in 2009.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Karkku railway station and Karkku evangelical folk high school.
Karkku railway station
Railway station
Photo: Junafani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Karkku railway station is located in the village of Karkku in the town of Sastamala, Finland. The station is located about 43 kilometres from the Tampere railway station and about 92 kilometres from the Pori railway station.
Karkku evangelical folk high school
School building
Photo: Hamartolos, Public domain.
Karkku evangelical folk high school is a school building, which is situated 2 km southwest of Karkku.
Karkku Church
Church
Photo: Hotarju, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karkku Church is situated 3½ km southwest of Karkku.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karkku and Mouhijärvi.
Mouhijärvi
Town
Photo: Cryonic07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mouhijärvi is a former municipality of Finland, located in the southwestern part of the country. It was an agricultural village since the 18th century. Mouhijärvi is situated 8 km north of Karkku.
Suoniemi
Village
Photo: Harri Hedman, CC BY 3.0.
Suoniemi is a former municipality of Finland in the former Turku and Pori Province, nowadays in the Pirkanmaa region. It was consolidated with Nokia in 1973, which was located in the Häme Province at the time. Suoniemi is situated 9 km east of Karkku.
Karkku
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Sastamala, Lounais-Pirkanmaa, Pirkanmaa, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.44312° or 61° 26′ 35″ northLongitude
23.04862° or 23° 2′ 55″ eastElevation
70 metres (230 feet)UIC ID
1000178Open location code
9GH5C2VX+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 13184792231OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopGeoNames ID
653957
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