II District

The II District is one of the central districts of , . It is located on the east side of the river Aura, between Uudenmaankatu and Kaskenkatu.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality with 3,100 residents
  • Description: city district in Turku, Finland
  • Also known as: “II District, Turku”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Luostarinmäki and Vartiovuori Observatory.

Museum
Photo: Kreegah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Handicrafts Museum is an open-air museum in , .

Photo: Nescionomen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former in , Finland. Designed by Carl Ludvig Engel, the building sits atop the Vartiovuori Hill from where it is clearly visible from different sides of the city centre.

Church
Photo: Ottojula, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the only medieval basilica in Finland and the Mother Church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It is the central church of the Lutheran Archdiocese of Turku and the seat of the Lutheran Archbishop of Finland, Tapio Luoma.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vartiovuori hill and Ruotsalaistaloalue.

Locality
Photo: Matti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a locality.

Neighborhood
Photo: Vilho Verkkotoimitus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood.

Suburb
The city of , is divided into nine wards and into 87 non-governmental districts. These are composed of individual suburbs, and in the very centre of the city, sectors of the central business district are identified by Roman numerals.

II District

Latitude
60.44668° or 60° 26′ 48″ north
Longitude
22.27761° or 22° 16′ 39″ east
Population
3,100
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
9GG4C7WH+M2
Geo­Names ID
7647247
Wiki­data ID
Q4041060
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Ukrainian—“II District” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “II kaupunginosa”
  • Finnish: “Vartiovuori”
  • French: “Quartier II (Turku)”
  • French: “Quartier II”
  • Russian: “II район (Турку)”
  • Russian: “II район”
  • Slovenian: “četrt II”
  • Swedish: “II stadsdel”
  • Swedish: “II Stadsdel”
  • Swedish: “stadsdel II”
  • Swedish: “Vårdberget”
  • Ukrainian: “II район (Турку)”
  • Ukrainian: “II район”

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