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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Kartano

Kartano is the 2nd district of the city of Lahti, in the region of Päijät-Häme, Finland. It borders the districts of Niemi in the north, Kiveriö in the east, Keski-Lahti in the south, Salpausselkä in the southwest and Jalkaranta in the west.

The district takes its name from the Fellman Manor; the Finnish word kartano directly translates to "manor" in English.

The population of the statistical district of Kartano was 5,614 in 2019.

Hakatornit

The Hakatornit are a series of seven nine-floor apartment buildings on the Paasikivenkatu street in Kartano. Designed by architects Mauri Karkulahti and Eino Tuompo and constructed in 1951–1956, the towers have been proclaimed a built cultural environment of national significance by the Finnish Heritage Agency.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lahti map service: Quarters of Lahti City". City of Lahti. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. ^ Laapotti, Marjukka (1994). Lahden paikannimistö (in Finnish). Lahti: City of Lahti. p. 102. ISBN 951-849-391-X.
  3. ^ "Statistics service of the City of Lahti" (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 January 2021. (under Tilastokanta → Lahti → Väestö → Väkiluku ja ikärakenne → Lahden väkiluku ja ikärakenne alueittain 1999-)
  4. ^ "Fellmaninpuisto, jälleenrakennuskauden oppilaitokset ja Hakatornit". RKY.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Heritage Agency. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2021.