Karkku
Karkku is a town in Sastamala, Lounais-Pirkanmaa, Pirkanmaa. Karkku is situated nearby to the hamlet Nohkuanjärvenmaa, as well as near Lampinen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town
- Description: urban area in Sastamala, Finland
- Also known as: “Karkhu”
Places of Interest
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.
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 Mouhijärvi and Suoniemi.
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
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
- Categories: urban area in Finland and locality
- Location: Sastamala, Lounais-Pirkanmaa, Pirkanmaa, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.44413° or 61° 26′ 39″ northLongitude
23.04939° or 23° 2′ 58″ eastElevation
65 metres (213 feet)Open location code
9GH5C2VX+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 282891643OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
“Karkku” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Karkku”
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