Veteraanikivi
Veteraanikivi is a memorial in Sastamala, Lounais-Pirkanmaa, Pirkanmaa. Veteraanikivi is situated nearby to the railway station Kiikan rautatieasema, as well as near the bridge Kiikansilta.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kiikka Church and Tyrvää power plant.
Kiikka Church
Church
Photo: PtG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kiikka Church is situated 700 metres west of Veteraanikivi.
Tyrvää power plant
Dam
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Tyrvää power plant is a dam, which is situated 3 km east of Veteraanikivi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Äetsä and Vammala.
Äetsä
Village
Äetsä is a former municipality of southwestern Finland. The municipality was founded on 1981 when municipalities of Keikyä and Kiikka were consolidated to a single municipality. Äetsä is situated 7 km southwest of Veteraanikivi.
Vammala
Town
Photo: Hamartolos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vammala is a former town and municipality of southwestern Finland, chartered in 1907. On 1 January 2009, Vammala was consolidated with the municipalities of Mouhijärvi and Äetsä, to form a new city named Sastamala. Vammala is situated 7 km northeast of Veteraanikivi.
Keikyä
Village
Photo: Hotarju, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Keikyä is a former municipality of Finland in the former Turku and Pori Province, now in Pirkanmaa. Together with Kiikka, it formed the Äetsä municipality in 1981, which formed the Sastamala municipality with Vammala and Mouhijärvi in 2009. Keikyä is situated 7 km southwest of Veteraanikivi.
Veteraanikivi
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Jalkaväkirykmentti 46:n I pataljoona, I/JR36, komentaja majuri U. Herranen ... perustettiin 19.6.1941 Kiikassa Huittisten ja lähipitäjien miehistä, kotiutettiin III/JR57 nimisenä 24.11.1944 Kiikassa. Taisteli Karjalan Kannaksella ja Lapissa.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Sastamala, Lounais-Pirkanmaa, Pirkanmaa, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
61.32137° or 61° 19′ 17″ northLongitude
22.78858° or 22° 47′ 19″ eastInception
1991Open location code
9GH48QCQ+GCOpenStreetMap ID
node 5013934510OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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