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Hanko is an unofficial district in the Tammisaari municipality. Hanko was previously its own municipality but the two towns got merged into one. | Hanko is an unofficial district in the Tammisaari municipality. Hanko was previously its own municipality but the two towns got merged into one. | ||
A marine fortress is located on the coast of Hanko. The fortress doesn't have an official name but is often referred to as Raaseporin linna (Raasepori castle). The fortress serves as | A marine fortress is located on the coast of Hanko. The fortress doesn't have an official name but is often referred to as Raaseporin linna (Raasepori castle). The fortress serves as part of Finland's defense system. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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== Traffic and transportation == | == Traffic and transportation == | ||
Tammisaari | The Metro hub of Tammisaari is an important part of Greater [[Finland]]'s national tunnel network. There are tunnels leading to [[Tampere]], [[Ittala]], [[Skratta]], [[Espoo]] and [[Stockholm]] (Fin. Tukholma). The town's station is a significant part of the tunnel network as it is the only way leading from mainland [[Finland]] to the puppet nation of [[Sweden]] (Fin. Ruotsi). | ||
A coastal highway is being | An overground highway also runs from Tampere to Tammisaari. Tammisaari pier is an important location for the naval traffic in the Gulf of Finland. | ||
A coastal highway is being built between the towns of Tammisaari and Espoo/Helsinki. | |||
== The municipal mergings of Hanko and Tammisaari == | == The municipal mergings of Hanko and Tammisaari == | ||
Tammisaari covers the area of the Tammisaari municipality and the former Hanko municipality. First the two towns were their own separate municipalities but on 3.5.2019 a municipal merging was conducted. The new town got named Tammisaari-Hanko and the two official mayors were '''hillosokeri2''' (Tammisaari) and keke_s (Hanko). Though the new municipality didn't last that long and on 23.6.2019 the two municipalities were merged again. This time they became the town of Tammisaari and hillosokeri2 became the new town's mayor. Keke_s got kicked out of the town for being inactive for too long. | Tammisaari covers the area of the Tammisaari municipality and the former Hanko municipality. First the two towns were their own separate municipalities but on 3.5.2019 a municipal merging was conducted. The new town got named Tammisaari-Hanko and the two official mayors were '''hillosokeri2''' (Tammisaari) and keke_s (Hanko). Though the new municipality didn't last that long and on 23.6.2019 the two municipalities were merged again. This time they became the town of Tammisaari and hillosokeri2 became the new town's mayor. Keke_s got kicked out of the town for being inactive for too long. | ||
[[Category:Towns]] | [[Category:Towns]] | ||