Borgå

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Borgå is a historic coastal city in southern Finland, known in Finnish as Porvoo and noted for its well-preserved wooden old town and medieval cathedral.

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Borgå canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
architecturalStyle wooden town architecture in old town
coastalCity true
country Finland
countrySubdivision Region of Uusimaa
distanceFromHelsinki about 50 km east
economicActivity services
tourism
FinnishName Porvoo
foundedInCentury 14th century
governedBy Porvoo City Council
hasCathedral Porvoo Cathedral
hasCityCenter Porvoo city centre
linked to: Porvoo
hasHarbor Porvoo harbor
hasLandmark Porvoo Cathedral
Porvoo Old Town wooden houses
Porvoo Town Hall
Porvoo riverside warehouses
hasMunicipalStatusSince Middle Ages
hasOldTown Porvoo Old Town
linked to: Porvoo
hasPart Old Porvoo
linked to: Porvoo
hasRiver Porvoonjoki
heritageStatus nationally significant built cultural environment (Finland)
historicCity true
historicRegion Uusimaa
isBilingual true
isCoastalMunicipalityOf Gulf of Finland
isTouristDestination true
languageStatus officially bilingual municipality
locatedEastOf Helsinki
locatedIn Southern Finland
Uusimaa region
linked to: Uusimaa
locatedNear Gulf of Finland
locatedOn Porvoonjoki river
linked to: Porvoonjoki
notableFeature medieval cathedral
well-preserved wooden old town
officialLanguage Finnish
Swedish
postalCodePrefix 06100
regionCapitalOf Porvoo sub-region
religiousDiocese Diocese of Porvoo
SwedishName Borgå
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
tourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
transportConnection Highway E18

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Borgå SwedishName Borgå