IX District

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.
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  • Type: Suburb with 2,320 residents
  • Description: city district in Turku, Finland
  • Also known as: “Ⅸ”, “IX District, Turku”, “Laensiranta”, “Länsiranta”, and “Väststranden”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sigyn and Turku Castle.

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, built in 1887, now museum ship in , is the last remaining wooden barque used for trade across the oceans. At the time she was built there were thousands of similar vessels, but she was one of the last to be built.

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is a medieval structure in the city of , . Together with , the castle is one of the oldest buildings still in use in Finland.

Work of art
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Harmonia or Harmoni is a fountain sculpture by Achim Kühn. It is located in the Aura River in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kakolanmäki and IV District.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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The , also known as Martti, is one of the central districts of , . It is located on the east side of the river Aura, between Tervahovinkatu in the west and Betaniankatu and Martinkatu in the east.

Suburb
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is a district of the city of , in . It is located to the south of the city centre, on the eastern side of the mouth of the river Aura.

IX District

Latitude
60.44087° or 60° 26′ 27″ north
Longitude
22.24366° or 22° 14′ 37″ east
Population
2,320
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
9GG4C6RV+8F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6031957394
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7647250
Wiki­data ID
Q2343803
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Ukrainian—“IX District” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “IX kaupunginosa (Turku)”
  • Finnish: “IX kaupunginosa”
  • Finnish: “Länsiranta”
  • Finnish: “Väststranden”
  • French: “Quartier IX (Turku)”
  • French: “Quartier IX”
  • Hebrew: “הרובע התשיעי של טורקו”
  • Komi-Permyak: “Лянсиранта”
  • Russian: “IX район”
  • Swedish: “IX Stadsdel”
  • Swedish: “Länsiranta”
  • Swedish: “stadsdel IX”
  • Swedish: “Väststranden”
  • Ukrainian: “IX район (Турку)”
  • Ukrainian: “IX район”
  • “Länsiranta”
  • “Länsiranta (Turku)”

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