Melakosk

Melakosk is a rapids in Kronoby, Jakobstadsregionen, Ostrobothnia. Melakosk is situated nearby to the rapids Ribacksforsen, as well as near Buldansforsen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nedervetil Church.

Nedervetil Church

Church

Photo: Zunter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nedervetil Church is situated 3 km west of Melakosk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nedervetil.

Nedervetil is a former municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is now part of Kronoby municipality. It has given its Finnish name to Alaveteli, open source software to help in Freedom of Information enquiries, because Anders Chydenius, an early proponent of freedom of the press, lived and worked as a curate in this area for some years. Nedervetil is situated 3½ km west of Melakosk.

Melakosk

Type: Rapids
Category: body of water
Location: Kronoby, Jakobstadsregionen, Ostrobothnia, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

63.70145° or 63° 42′ 5″ north

Longitude

23.39026° or 23° 23′ 25″ east

Open location code

9GM5P92R+H4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2467457310

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=rapids

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