Varkaus

Summary

Varkaus is a town^[1]. Varkaus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Varkaus is located in North Savo^[3].
• Varkaus is in the country of Finland^[4].
• Varkaus's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Varkaus's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[6].
• Varkaus's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Varkaus's official language is recorded as Finnish^[8].
• Varkaus's shares border with is recorded as Heinävesi^[9].
• Varkaus's shares border with is recorded as Joroinen^[10].
• Varkaus's shares border with is recorded as Leppävirta^[11].
• Varkaus's shares border with is recorded as Rantasalmi^[12].
• Varkaus's shares border with is recorded as Savonlinna^[13].
• Varkaus followed Kangaslampi^[14].
• Varkaus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zalaegerszeg^[15].
• Varkaus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Petrozavodsk^[16].
• Varkaus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rüsselsheim am Main^[17].
• Varkaus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pirna^[18].
• Varkaus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lu'an^[19].
• Varkaus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nakskov^[20].
• Varkaus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rjukan^[21].
• Varkaus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sandviken Municipality^[22].
• Varkaus's legislative body is recorded as Varkaus City Council^[23].
• Varkaus's coat of arms is recorded as Q5399398^[24].
• Varkaus's Commons category is recorded as Varkaus^[25].
• Varkaus's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[26].
• Varkaus's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1929 marks the founding of Varkaus^[28].

Identity

Varkaus's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Varkauden kaupunki'}^[29]. Varkaus followed Kangaslampi^[14].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Varkaus include Varkaus Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Finland^[32], founded in 1937^[33].

Why It Matters

Varkaus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Varkaus is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Varkaus include Varkaus Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Finland^[32], founded in 1937^[33].