III District

The III District is one of the central districts of , . It is located on the east side of the river Aura, between Kaskenkatu and Martinkatu.
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  • Type: Locality with 3,490 residents
  • Description: city district in Turku, Finland
  • Also known as: III District, Turku

Places of Interest

Highlights include Biological Museum and Turku City Theatre.

Museum

Theater building
Photo: Htm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a theatre in the . It was founded in 1946, when "Turun Teatteri" and "Turun Työväen Teatteri" merged. It was the oldest fully municipality owned theatre in Finland, until 2014, when it became a joint-stock company owned by the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samppalinnan vuori and City Centre.

Locality
is a locality.

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.

III District

Latitude
60.44404° or 60° 26′ 39″ north
Longitude
22.26646° or 22° 15′ 59″ east
Population
3,490
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
9GG4C7V8+JH
Geo­Names ID
13132014
Wiki­data ID
Q4041045
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Ukrainian—“III District” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: III kaupunginosa
  • French: Quartier III (Turku)
  • French: Quartier III
  • Hebrew: הרובע השלישי של טורקו
  • Russian: III район (Турку)
  • Russian: III район
  • Swedish: III stadsdel
  • Swedish: stadsdel III
  • Ukrainian: III район (Турку)
  • Ukrainian: III район

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Samppalinnan vuori and Turun Kaupungin Taidemuseo.

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