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'''Loimaa''' ({{IPA-fi|ˈloimɑː}}; Swedish (historically):"Loimijoki") is a [[cities of Finland|town]] and [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]].
'''Loimaa''' ({{IPA-fi|ˈloimɑː}}; Swedish (historically):"Loimijoki") is a [[cities of Finland|town]] and [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]].


It is located in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Western Finland]] and is part of the [[Southwest Finland]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count|Loimaa}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }})<ref name="population_count" /> and covers an area of {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish Municipality/total area|Loimaa}}|km2|sp=us}} of which {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish Municipality/waters area|Loimaa}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The [[population density]] is {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish Municipality/population density|Loimaa|round=2}}|PD/km2|sp=us}}.
It is located in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Western Finland]] and is part of the [[Southwest Finland]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Loimaa}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }})<ref name="population_count" /> and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Loimaa}}|km2|sp=us}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Loimaa}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The [[population density]] is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Loimaa|round=2}}|PD/km2|sp=us}}.


Loimaa's neighboring municipalities are [[Huittinen]], [[Humppila]], [[Koski Tl]], [[Marttila]], [[Oripää]], [[Punkalaidun]], [[Pöytyä]], [[Somero]], [[Säkylä]] and [[Ypäjä]].
Loimaa's neighboring municipalities are [[Huittinen]], [[Humppila]], [[Koski Tl]], [[Marttila]], [[Oripää]], [[Punkalaidun]], [[Pöytyä]], [[Somero]], [[Säkylä]] and [[Ypäjä]].
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* {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Staraya Russa]], Russia
* {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Staraya Russa]], Russia
* {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Mosfellsbær]], Iceland
* {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Mosfellsbær]], Iceland
* {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Thisted Municipality]], Denmark
* {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Thisted Municipality]], Denmark


Loimaa, Skien, Uddevalla, Thisted and Mostfellsbær form the oldest [[Nordic countries|Nordic]] network of twin towns, which is still active.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loimaa.fi/kaupunki-ja-hallinto/tietoa-loimaasta/ystavyyskaupungit/|title=Ystävyyskaupungit|last=|first=|date=2020|website=Loimaan kaupunki|language=fi|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref>
Loimaa, Skien, Uddevalla, Thisted and Mostfellsbær form the oldest [[Nordic countries|Nordic]] network of twin towns, which is still active.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loimaa.fi/kaupunki-ja-hallinto/tietoa-loimaasta/ystavyyskaupungit/|title=Ystävyyskaupungit|last=|first=|date=2020|website=Loimaan kaupunki|language=fi|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref>
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Revision as of 21:55, 2 October 2020

Template:Infobox Finnish municipality Loimaa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈloimɑː]; Swedish (historically):"Loimijoki") is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 15,333 (31 October 2024)[1] and covers an area of 851.93 square kilometers (328.93 sq mi) of which 3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 18.08 inhabitants per square kilometer (46.8/sq mi).

Loimaa's neighboring municipalities are Huittinen, Humppila, Koski Tl, Marttila, Oripää, Punkalaidun, Pöytyä, Somero, Säkylä and Ypäjä.

History

First mentions of Loimaa come from the year 1439 but a parish was founded in the area already a decade earlier. The town was founded in its current form in 1876 as the railway between Turku and Toijala was completed.[3]

A legend of Prättäkitti is heavily associated with Loimaa.

The town of Loimaa merged with Loimaan kunta (literally "Municipality of Loimaa") on January 1, 2005 and with the municipalities of Alastaro and Mellilä on January 1, 2009.

The name Loimaa comes from the river Loimijoki which flows through the town.

Culture

A local speciality is piapo, a version of kama.[4]

Rompepäivät (lit. "junk days") is an annual event that takes place in August. It brings together trunk show enthusiasts selling both old and new merchandise as well as food and entertainment. The trunk show is located at the historic market square of Loimaa, now known as Peltoinen, and draws in 8,000–10,000 visitors.[5]

The local newspaper is called Loimaan Lehti. It first started publishing in 1915 and today comes out three times a week: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.[6]

Subdivisions and villages

Alastaron-Mäenpää, Eura, Haara, Haaroinen, Haitula, Hartoinen, Hattula, Hirvikoski, Hurskala, Ilmarinen, Inkilä, Joenperä, Juva, Karhula, Karsattila, Kartanonmäki, Kauhanoja, Kemppilä, Kesärlä, Klockarla, Koenperä, Kojonkulma, Krekilä, Kuninkainen, Kurittula, Kuttila, Köyliö, Lappijoki, Levälä, Lähde, Metsämaa, Mäenpää, Niemi, Niinijoki, Onkijoki, Pahikainen, Pappinen, Peltoinen, Piltola, Puujalkala, Raikkola, Seppälä, Sieppala, Suopelto, Torkkala, Vesikoski, and Vilvainen.

Sights

Mill of Vesikoski in the shores of river Loimijoki. Visible in the background are old industrial buildings.

Notable people

Sports

The city is home to the Bisons Loimaa basketball club, 2012 and 2013 Champion of the Korisliiga. The club regularly qualifies for international competitions. It plays its home games at the Loimaa Sports Center and on some occasions moves to the Energia Areena. The city is also home to the Hurrikaani Loimaa volleyball club, regularly qualifies for international competitions such as CLvolleyM and SM-league.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — sister cities

Loimaa is twinned with the following towns.

Loimaa, Skien, Uddevalla, Thisted and Mostfellsbær form the oldest Nordic network of twin towns, which is still active.[7]

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference population_count was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference total_area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Loimaa Paas poiketen! HD". YouTube (in Finnish). 27 September 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Ruoka". Loimaa-Seura (in Finnish). 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Rompeloimaa". Rompepäivät (in Finnish). 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Yhteystiedot". Loimaan Lehti (in Finnish). 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Ystävyyskaupungit". Loimaan kaupunki (in Finnish). 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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