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Also known as Ulvsby

Ulvila (; ) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is one of the six medieval cities of Finland, as well as the third oldest city in the country. Ulvila was granted charter as a town by King Albert of Sweden on 7 February 1365. However, its town privileges were taken over by Pori in 1558. After 442 years, Ulvila regained town privileges in 2000.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Ulvila
Settlement.native_name
Ulvsby
Settlement.native_name_lang
sv
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Church of Ulvila 2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
St. Olaf's Church in Ulvila, one of the most significant medieval buildings in Finland
Settlement.image_shield
Ulvila.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_map
Ulvila sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Ulvila in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Satakunta
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Pori
Settlement.leader_title
Town manager
Settlement.leader_name
Mikko Löfbacka
Settlement.established_title
Charter (as a town)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Official name
Ulvsby stad
Country
Finland
Located in
Pori sub-region
Official language
Finnish
Population
12533
Area
21.69
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Shares border with
Sastamala
Follows
Kullaa
Official website
www.ulvila.fi
Image
Church of Ulvila.jpg
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Commons category
Ulvila
topic's main category
Category:Ulvila
inception
1365-00-00
twinned administrative body
Lihula Rural Municipality
native label
Ulvsby
category of associated people
Category:People from Ulvila
associated electoral district
Satakunta
located in the statistical territorial entity
Pori sub-region
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