Varvet

Varvet is a quarter in Jakobstad, Ostrobothnia. Varvet is situated nearby to the suburb Nyåkern, as well as near the hamlet Hällan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jakobstad City Hall and Alholmens Kraft Power Station.

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 2½ km southeast of Varvet.

Alholmens Kraft Power Station

Power station

Photo: A333, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Alholmens Kraft Power Station is a biomass power station in Alholmen, Jakobstad in Ostrobothnia region, Finland. It is the largest biomass cogeneration power station in the world.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Larsmo.

Larsmo

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Varvet

Type: Quarter
Category: locality
Location: Jakobstad, Jakobstadsregionen, Ostrobothnia, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

63.69474° or 63° 41′ 41″ north

Longitude

22.67537° or 22° 40′ 31″ east

Open location code

9GM4MMVG+V4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12121967107

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

12225537

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

Finnish: “Varvi”
Swedish: “Varvet”

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