Fårholmen

Fårholmen is a hamlet in Jakobstad, Ostrobothnia. Fårholmen is situated nearby to the village Björnholmen, as well as near Rosasholmen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jakobstad City Hall and Pietarsaaren Saalem-seurakunta.

Jakobstad City Hall

Town hall

Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jakobstad City Hall is a historic building in the city of Jakobstad, Finland. It was completed in 1875. The current look of the building dates from 1890. Jakobstad City Hall is situated 3 km southwest of Fårholmen.

Pietarsaaren Saalem-seurakunta

Church

Photo: Weisself, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pietarsaaren Saalem-seurakunta is a church.

Jakobstad Church

Church

Photo: Asbjørn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jakobstad Church is a Lutheran church in the city of Jakobstad, Finland. It was constructed in 1731 by Johan Knubb. The church has been built on the same place, where the first church in Jakobstad was located before it was burned down by Russians in 1714. Jakobstad Church is situated 3 km southwest of Fårholmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Larsmo.

Larsmo

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Larsmo is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Larsmo is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Larsmo is approximately 6,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 51,000.

Fårholmen

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Farholmen”, “Karholm”, “Karkholm”, and “Lemmassaari”
Category: locality
Location: Jakobstad, Jakobstadsregionen, Ostrobothnia, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

63.68928° or 63° 41′ 21″ north

Longitude

22.75218° or 22° 45′ 8″ east

Open location code

9GM4MQQ2+PV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 409455969

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

660036

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Fårholmen” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Lammassaari”
Russian: “Форхолмен”
Swedish: “Fårholmen”

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