Kuopio is a
FinnishFinland , officially the Republic of Finland
, is a Nordic country and democracy situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland...
cityA city is a relatively large and permanent settlement, particularly a large urban settlement. Although there is no agreement on technical definitions distinguishing a city from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status...
and
municipalityA municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. A municipality is typically governed by a mayor and a city council or municipal council.The notion of municipality...
located in the province of
Eastern FinlandThe Province of Eastern Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern Finland. It also borders to Russia.- Former provinces :For history, geography and culture see: Savonia and Karelia...
and the region of
Northern SavoniaNorthern Savonia is a region in eastern Finland. Kuopio is the largest city in the region.- Historical provinces :For history, geography and culture see: Savonia- Municipalities :North Savo includes 23 municipalities.- Tertiary education :...
. A population of makes it the ninth biggest city in the country. The city has a total area of , of which is water and half forest. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
is only , but the city's
urban areaAn urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...
s are populated very densely (urban area: 1 617.6 /km²), nationally second only to capital
HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
(urban area: 1 690.0 /km²). The population of the entire Kuopio region is 119,472.
Kuopio was founded in 1653 by Governor Peter Brahe, but the official date is recognized as November 17, 1775, when King
Gustav III of SwedenGustav III was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great....
ordered the establishment of the city of Kuopio.
Kuopio is a
FinnishFinland , officially the Republic of Finland
, is a Nordic country and democracy situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland...
cityA city is a relatively large and permanent settlement, particularly a large urban settlement. Although there is no agreement on technical definitions distinguishing a city from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status...
and
municipalityA municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. A municipality is typically governed by a mayor and a city council or municipal council.The notion of municipality...
located in the province of
Eastern FinlandThe Province of Eastern Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern Finland. It also borders to Russia.- Former provinces :For history, geography and culture see: Savonia and Karelia...
and the region of
Northern SavoniaNorthern Savonia is a region in eastern Finland. Kuopio is the largest city in the region.- Historical provinces :For history, geography and culture see: Savonia- Municipalities :North Savo includes 23 municipalities.- Tertiary education :...
. A population of makes it the ninth biggest city in the country. The city has a total area of , of which is water and half forest. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
is only , but the city's
urban areaAn urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...
s are populated very densely (urban area: 1 617.6 /km²), nationally second only to capital
HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
(urban area: 1 690.0 /km²). The population of the entire Kuopio region is 119,472.
Kuopio was founded in 1653 by Governor Peter Brahe, but the official date is recognized as November 17, 1775, when King
Gustav III of SwedenGustav III was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great....
ordered the establishment of the city of Kuopio. The municipality of
VehmersalmiVehmersalmi is a former municipality of Finland. It is a part of the city Kuopio since January 1 2005.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality had a population of 2,053 and covered an area of 550.59 km² of which 202.47 km² is water...
joined the city of Kuopio on January 1, 2005 like the municipality of Kuopion maalaiskunta in 1969 and the municipality of Riistavesi in 1973.
KarttulaKarttula is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
will join Kuopio in 2011.
The city is surrounded by lake
KallavesiKallavesi is a lake in Northern Savonia, eastern Finland located around the town of Kuopio. Combined with the lakes Suvasvesi, Juurusvesi, Muuruvesi, Melavesi, and Riistavesi Kallavesi forms an lake system named Iso-Kalla....
, and several parts of it are built on islands. Kuopio's ample waterfronts and islands are also utilized in the
Saaristokaupunki (lit.
Archipelago city) -project, the biggest residential area currently being built in Finland. Saaristokaupunki will accommodate a total of 14,000 inhabitants in 2015. All houses will be situated no more than 500 meters from the nearest lakeshore.
Kuopio is known for its association with a national delicacy, Finnish fish pastry (
KalakukkoKalakukko is a traditional food from the Finnish region of Savonia made from fish baked inside a loaf of bread. The Cornish pasty from Cornwall has the same basic idea of complete packed lunch....
), and the dialect of Savo, as well as the hill of
PuijoPuijo is a 150 metres high hill, the famous landmark of city of Kuopio in Finland and a tourist attraction.-Puijo Ridge:The ridge of Puijo is a well-known and popular recreation area. A 75 metres high observation tower, Puijo tower is atop the hill, near the city centre of Kuopio. The tower affords...
and the
Puijo towerThe Puijo tower is a 75 metre high observation tower in Kuopio, Eastern Finland. This tower has a revolving restaurant with 100 seats, which has worked flawlessly since its opening in 1963. It is the first tower with a revolving restaurant in the Nordic countries...
. Besides being a very popular outdoor recreation area, Puijo serves also as a stage for a yearly World Cup
ski jumpingSki jumping is a sport in which skiers go down an "inrun" with a take-off ramp , attempting to fly as far as possible. In addition to the length that skiers jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...
competition.
The city has a nationally unique feature in its street network, where every second street is practically a pedestrian and cycle street, so called "rännikatu" (lit.
rain gutterA rain gutter is a narrow channel, or trough, forming the component of a roof system which collects and diverts rainwater shed by the roof....
street). These streets provide pedestrians a calm environment aside from the main street traffic. This setup dates back all the way to 1776 and the first town plan by Pehr Kjellman. Originally rännikatu,
grändAn alley or alleyway is a narrow, pedestrian lane found in urban areas which usually runs between or behind buildings. In older cities and towns in Europe, alleys are often what is left of a medieval street network, or a right of way or ancient footpath in an urban setting. In older urban...
(in Swedish) were created as a fire barrier to prevent a possible fire escalating in a city mostly built with wood.
Transport connections to Kuopio include
PendolinoPendolino is an Italian family of tilting trains used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, China and shortly in Romania, Ukraine and Russian Federation...
trains and air service from
Kuopio AirportKuopio Airport is an airport in Siilinjärvi, Finland and serving the city of Kuopio.It is currently 7th most popular airport in Finland ....
with
FinnairFinnair Plc is Finland's largest airline and the flag carrier, with its headquarters in Vantaa, Finland, and its main hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Finnair and its subsidiary companies dominate both the domestic and international air travel markets in Finland. The largest owner is the Government...
,
Blue1Blue1 Oy is an airline based in Helsinki, Finland. It is a regional airline feeding into the Scandinavian Airlines System network via Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen from five cities in Finland. It also operates services from Helsinki to domestic destinations as well as to several cities in Europe....
and
FinncommFinnish Commuter Airlines Oy, trading as Finncomm Airlines, is a regional airline based in Seinäjoki, Finland. The carrier operates flights to Estonia, Germany and 15 destinations within Finland from its base at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. The airline is a member of the European Regions Airline...
(domestic, to
Helsinki-VantaaHelsinki-Vantaa Airport in Vantaa, Finland, is the main international airport of the Helsinki metropolitan region and the whole of Finland. It is located about from the centre of Vantaa, Tikkurila, and north of Helsinki's city centre...
), and
airBalticA/S Air Baltic Corporation, operating as AirBaltic , is the Latvian national airline, based in the capital of Latvia, Riga...
(international, to
RigaRiga International Airport was built in 1973 as an alternative to Spilve, which had become outdated. It is west of Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is the largest airport in the Baltic states and is directly connected to over 60 destinations in 30 countries...
).
The city was a finalist to host the inaugural edition of the
2012 Winter Youth OlympicsThe 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games is the inaugural event of the Winter Youth Olympics. They will be celebrated from January 13 to January 22, 2012, during the XXIX Olympiad, in the city of Innsbruck, Austria.- Bid process :The schedule was announced in January, 2008.* March 6, 2008 – National...
.
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Biggest Employers as of Jan 1, 2008
Employer |
Staff |
| City of Kuopio |
5 905 |
| Kuopio University Hospital |
3 898 |
| University of Kuopio The University of Kuopio is situated in the town of Kuopio in Eastern Finland.The University's Foundation Act was passed in 1966, and teaching started in 1972....
|
1 732 |
| PeeÄssä Co-op |
734 |
| Savo Consortium for Education |
706 |
| Niuvanniemi Hospital |
629 |
| Itella Group |
553 |
ISS A/SISS A/S is a large service company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. While being probably most well known for providing cleaning service, it is today if fully intigrated facility management company with services such as catering, property maintenance, security and reception services...
|
490 |
Savonia University of Applied SciencesSavonia University of Applied Sciences is a local municipality-owned Finnish institution of higher education based in the cities of Kuopio, Iisalmi and Varkaus....
|
439 |
HoneywellHoneywell is a major conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments....
|
370 |
| Keskisuomalainen |
296 |
KeskoKesko is a Finnish retailing conglomerate. It operates, among other things, in the Finnish markets for groceries, DIY and interior design products, agricultural supplies and machinery, consumer durables, and car sales. It also has subsidiaries in other countries such as Estonia, Latvia and...
|
296 |
| Tieto |
288 |
| OP-Pohjola Group OP-Pohjola Group comprises 229 independent member co-operative banks and the Group's statutory central institution, OP Bank Group Central Co-operative.The subsidiaries of the OP Bank Group Central Co-operative and their products:...
|
265 |
| Lemminkäinen Group Lemminkäinen Group is a Finnish company that operates in the construction industry. It has subsidiaries in civil engineering, building contracting, technical building services and the building materials industry....
|
263 |
Education and business
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Higher Education in Kuopio
University |
Students |
| University of Kuopio The University of Kuopio is situated in the town of Kuopio in Eastern Finland.The University's Foundation Act was passed in 1966, and teaching started in 1972....
|
6 229 |
Savonia University of Applied SciencesSavonia University of Applied Sciences is a local municipality-owned Finnish institution of higher education based in the cities of Kuopio, Iisalmi and Varkaus....
|
5 000 |
| HUMAK University of Applied Sciences |
~150 |
| Sibelius Academy The Sibelius Academy is a university level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland . The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities with roughly 1700 enrolled students...
|
~100 |
Kuopio has always been a city of education. Some of the first schools offering education in
FinnishFinnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. It is one of the official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a Finnish dialect, are spoken...
(such as the School for the Blind in 1871, and the Trade School in 1887) were established in Kuopio. Currently the most important institutions are the
University of KuopioThe University of Kuopio is situated in the town of Kuopio in Eastern Finland.The University's Foundation Act was passed in 1966, and teaching started in 1972....
, the
Savonia University of Applied SciencesSavonia University of Applied Sciences is a local municipality-owned Finnish institution of higher education based in the cities of Kuopio, Iisalmi and Varkaus....
, Vocational College of Northern Savonia and the Kuopio department of the
Sibelius AcademyThe Sibelius Academy is a university level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland . The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities with roughly 1700 enrolled students...
.
Kuopio is known as a strong center of health (e.g. it has the biggest yearly enrollment rate of medical students in Finland), pharmacy, environment, food & nutrition (all legalized Clinical and Public Health Nutritionists in Finland graduate from the University of Kuopio), safety (education in Emergency Services is centered in Kuopio) and welfare professions, as the major organisations University of Kuopio, Savonia University of Applied Sciences and
Technopolis KuopioKuopio Science Park is a university related research park located in Kuopio, Finland. The name is not as such used in marketing purposes.Technology Centre Teknia Ltd. , which is the central enterprise service organisation, is used as the marketing brand of the whole area - hence the lack of logo...
are particularly oriented to those areas.
There are about 4,200 enterprises in Kuopio, of which approximately 180 are export companies. These provide about 45,000 jobs.
People and culture
Kuopio is known as the cultural center of Eastern Finland. A wide range of musical (from kindergarten to doctorate-level studies) and dance education is available and the cultural life is active. Notable events include ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival,
Kuopio Dance Festival,
Kuopio Rockcock,
Kuopio Wine Festival and
Finland Ice Marathon. A notable place, however, to enjoy the local flavor of Kuopio life and food is Sampo, a fish restaurant loved by locals and tourists as well.
In Finland the inhabitants of Kuopio have a special reputation: they are known as jovial and verbally joking. Within the Savo culture, the
onusOnus from the Latin word onus:* a burden* the burden of proof * blamePeople:*Lin Onus...
is placed on the listener to interpret the story. People of Kuopio region and Eastern Finland have always had many health problems and the mortality has been higher than on an average in Finland. Because of this, Eastern Finland has been a sweetspot for Public Health studies.
The North Karelia Project by the
University of KuopioThe University of Kuopio is situated in the town of Kuopio in Eastern Finland.The University's Foundation Act was passed in 1966, and teaching started in 1972....
in coordination with the National Public Health Institute and the
World Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health...
, beginning in the 1970s was one of its first steps towards world class research.
During the 2000s, Kuopio has placed very well in a number image, popularity and city-attractiveness surveys. In 2007 it was placed third, behind
TampereTampere is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. Since the two lakes differ in level by , the rapids linking them, Tammerkoski, have been an important power source throughout history, most recently for generating electricity...
and
OuluOulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the province of Oulu and the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the largest city in Northern Finland and the sixth largest city in the country. Its population growth rate is almost comparable with that of the Helsinki Metropolitan...
.
Kuopio is the seat of the
Finnish Orthodox ChurchThe Finnish Orthodox Church is an autonomous Orthodox archbishopric of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. The Church has a legal position as a national church in the country, along with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland....
. This is an autonomous cell within the autocephalous jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. It is the only mainstream Orthodox faction to celebrate Easter on the Latin date. The late Archbishop Paul had been successful in producing literature of popular theology.
Notable persons
- Juhani Aho
Juhani Aho was a Finnish author and journalist.Aho's literary output is wide-ranging since he pursued different styles as time passed....
- Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari is a former President of Finland , 2008 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and United Nations diplomat and mediator, noted for his international peace work....
- Minna Canth
Minna Canth was a Finnish writer and social activist. Canth began to write while managing her family draper's shop and living as a widow raising seven children...
- Pekka Halonen
Pekka Halonen was a Finnish painter.His father was a peasant from Lapinlahti. Halonen studied at the Art Society's drawing school in Helsinki. In 1890 he moved to Paris where he studied at the Académie Julian and later under Paul Gauguin....
- Marco Hietala
Marco Hietala is a heavy metal vocalist and bassist. In Finland he is often seen as an icon for the Finnish metal scene. Internationally, he is most known as the current bassist and the male vocalist of the symphonic power metal band Nightwish...
- Zachary Hietala
Zachary Hietala is guitarist, co-songwriter and founding member of Finnish heavy metal band Tarot in early 80's, together with his younger brother Marco Hietala, who joined Nightwish in 2002...
- Janne Tolsa
Janne Tolsa is a Finnish heavy metal musician. Known for his keyboard work in Tarot from the late 1980's, Tolsa also takes part in the melodic death metal band Eternal Tears of Sorrow, which he joined in 2005 for their latest album, Before the Bleeding Sun, as well as the industrial metal band...
- Olli Jokinen
Olli Jokinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He was initially drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 1997, third overall after Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. He was the captain of the Florida Panthers from 2003...
- Sami Kapanen
Sami Kapanen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He plays right wing for KalPa in the SM-liiga. He is the older brother of Kimmo Kapanen...
- Hannes Kolehmainen
Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen was a Finnish long-distance runner. He is considered to be the first of a generation of great Finnish long distance runners, often named the "Flying Finns". Kolehmainen competed for a number of years in the United States, wearing the Winged Fist of the Irish...
- Lasse Lehtinen
Lasse Lehtinen is a Finnish politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.He is also a...
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Paavo Lipponen Paavo Tapio Lipponen is a Finnish politician and former reporter. He was Prime Minister of Finland from 1995 to 2003 , and Chairman of the Finnish Social Democratic Party from 1993 to 2005...
Pertti "Spede" PasanenPertti Olavi "Spede" Pasanen was a Finnish film director and producer, comedian, humorist, inventor, TV personality and practitioner of gags....
Wille Riekkinen
Juho Rissanen
Aarno RuusuvuoriAarno Emil Ruusuvuori was a Finnish architect, professor and director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture...
Aulis RytkönenAulis Rytkönen is a Finnish football legend. He became the country's first professional player when he signed for France's Toulouse FC in 1952....
Tuomo Saikkonen
Johan Vilhelm SnellmanJohan Vilhelm Snellman was an influential Fennoman philosopher and Finnish statesman, ennobled in 1866.Snellman was born in Stockholm, in Sweden, as son of Kristian Henrik Snellman, a ship's captain...
Kimmo TimonenKimmo Timonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League . He is an alternate captain for the Flyers during home games.-Playing career:...
Fridolf Weurlander
Brothers von Wright, MagnusMagnus von Wright was a Finnish painter and ornithologist.Born into a wealthy family in Kuopio, von Wright went to school in Turku and afterwards studied art in Stockholm underC. J. Fahlgranz and J. F. Julin...
, Wilhelm and Ferdinand |
Sports in Kuopio
Kuopio bid for the
2012 Winter Youth OlympicsThe 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games is the inaugural event of the Winter Youth Olympics. They will be celebrated from January 13 to January 22, 2012, during the XXIX Olympiad, in the city of Innsbruck, Austria.- Bid process :The schedule was announced in January, 2008.* March 6, 2008 – National...
, a youth sports festival in the tradition of the Olympics. It became a finalist in November 2008, but ultimately lost to Innsbruck, Austria. Kuopio's image as a small city with a large University and many active young people was considered a model of what the
International Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on 23 June 1894. Its membership consists of the 205 National Olympic Committees....
seeks for the Games.
- KalPa
The KalPa is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Niiralan monttu.-Team history:Established in 1929, the full name of the company that runs the representative team is KalPa Hockey Oy. The majority of the company is owned by NHL players Sami Kapanen and Kimmo...
(ice hockeyIce Hockey is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a puck into the opposing team's goal. It is a fast-paced and physical sport...
)
- KuPS
Kuopion Palloseura is a Finnish football club, based in the 8th most populated city of Finland, Kuopio. KuPS plays in Finland's Premier League, Veikkausliiga. The team plays its home matches at Magnum Areena. Until June 2005, KuPS used to play at an aged track and field stadium in Väinölänniemi,...
(footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
)
- Puijon Hiihtoseura (skiing
Skiing is a group of sports using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
, ski jumpingSki jumping is a sport in which skiers go down an "inrun" with a take-off ramp , attempting to fly as far as possible. In addition to the length that skiers jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...
, nordic combinedThe Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in nordic skiing since the 18th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...
, biathlonBiathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
)
- Puijon Pesis (pesäpallo
Pesäpallo is a fast-moving ball sport that's quite often referred to as the national sport of Finland and has some presence in other countries, such as Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, and Northern Ontario in Canada...
)
- Kuopion Reippaan voimistelijat
Kuopion Reippaan Voimistelijat is a sports club in Kuopio in Finland. It was constituted 1906 as Kuopion Reipas Ry. Kuopion Reippaan Voimistelijat is the only existing sports union that bears still name Kuopion Reipas and has had trough time connection to the origin of the original sports union.The...
(gymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, balance and grace. Artistic gymnastics is the best known and most popular of the gymnastics sports governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique...
)
- Finland Ice Marathon (ice skating
Ice skating is moving on ice by use of ice skates. It can be done for a variety of reasons, including leisure, traveling, and various sports. Ice skating occurs both on specially prepared indoor and outdoor tracks, as well as on naturally occurring bodies of frozen water such as lakes and...
event)
- Kuopio Steelers (american football
American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, and often as Gridiron or Tackle football outside North America, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the...
)
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OpoleOpole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 129,553 and is the capital of the Opole Voivodeship, and also the seat of Opole County. It is the historical capital of Upper Silesia...
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CraiovaCraiova , Romania's 6th largest city and capital of Dolj County, is situated near the east bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximately equal distances from the Southern Carpathians and the River Danube . Craiova is the chief...
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