Eura

Eura is a municipality with 12,412 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012) in the west of Finland. It is located a few kilometers north of the discharge from the Pyhäjärvi in the landscape on the river Satakunta Eurajoki.

With a total of around 6,700 inhabitants, now grown together, places and Eura Kauttua form the community center. In addition, belong to the municipality the Kirchdörfer Hinnerjoki and Honkilahti well as the places Auvainen, Haveri, Isovahe, Komoinen, Korpi, Lähteenoja, Lellainen, Löyttylä, Mannila, Mestilä, Mikkola, Naarjoki, Sorkkinen, Soupas, Turajärvi, Vaaljoki and Vähävahe.

Eura and the neighboring municipality of Lappi are known for numerous archaeological finds which testify to the rich early history of the region. Finds from the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages are shown in the museum Naurava Lohikäärme ( "Laughing Dragon" ), in the resort Mannila there is an open air museum with a reconstructed Iron Age village.

Eura exists as an independent parish since 1657th The town developed after 1689, when Baron Lorenz Creuz built a forge in Kauttu, a center for the Finnish metal industry and remained so until the early 20th century. After the establishment of a paper mill of the Group Ahlström Oy 1907, the wood - and papierverabeitende industry became the most important industry. In 1970 the municipalities Hinnerjoki and Honkilahti were incorporated. Early in 2009, followed Kiukainen incorporated.

The single brick church of Eura was built in 1898 according to plans by Josef Stenbäck, the wooden churches of Hinnerjoki Honkilahti and 1755 respectively 1759. Architectural int are still some buildings designed by Alvar Aalto in the community center.

Twinning

• Harku Estonia, Estonia
• Sweden Askersund, Sweden

The parish church of Eura (1898 )

The wooden church of Honkilahti (1759 )