Place:Noormarkku, Turku-Pori, Finland

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NameNoormarkku
Alt namesNorrmarksource: Wikipedia
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates61.583°N 21.833°E
Located inTurku-Pori, Finland
Also located inSatakunta, Länsi-Suomi, Finland    
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Noormarkku is a former municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Satakunta region. The municipality had a population of 6,158 (31 December 2009)[1] and covered an area of of which is water.[2] The population density was .

Noormarkku is the birthplace of the Ahlstrom Corporation. Antti Ahlström invested in the entire development of Noormarkku, setting up one of Finland's first Finnish language schools and building a road network.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Noormarkku was annexed with the neighboring city of Pori on 1 January 2010.

A notable building is the Villa Mairea by architect Alvar Aalto designed as the private home for Maire and Harry Gullichsen.

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