Virrat

Summary

Virrat is a town^[1]. Virrat ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Virrat is located in Pirkanmaa^[3].
• Virrat is in the country of Finland^[4].
• Virrat's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Virrat's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[6].
• Virrat's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Virrat's official language is recorded as Finnish^[8].
• Virrat's shares border with is recorded as Alavus^[9].
• Virrat's shares border with is recorded as Seinäjoki^[10].
• Virrat's shares border with is recorded as Ähtäri^[11].
• Virrat's shares border with is recorded as Keuruu^[12].
• Virrat's shares border with is recorded as Kihniö^[13].
• Virrat's shares border with is recorded as Mänttä-Vilppula^[14].
• Virrat's shares border with is recorded as Ruovesi^[15].
• Virrat's shares border with is recorded as Ylöjärvi^[16].
• Virrat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aulum-Haderup Municipality^[17].
• Virrat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gol Municipality^[18].
• Virrat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Årjäng Municipality^[19].
• Virrat's legislative body is recorded as Virrat City Council^[20].
• Virrat's coat of arms is recorded as Q11901723^[21].
• Virrat's Commons category is recorded as Virrat^[22].
• Virrat's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[23].
• Virrat's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[24].
• January 1, 1868 marks the founding of Virrat^[25].
• Virrat's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 62.240277777778, 'lon': 23.770833333333}^[26].
• Virrat's official website is recorded as https://www.virrat.fi^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1868 marks the founding of Virrat^[25].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Virtain kaupunki'}^[28] and {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Virdois stad'}^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Virrat include Virrat^[30], an impact crater^[31].

Why It Matters

Virrat ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).^[2] Virrat has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Virrat is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Virrat include Virrat^[30], an impact crater^[31].