Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
Municipalities of Jaala and Valkeala, Region of Kymenlaakso, Province of Southern Finland
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Identifier |
751 |
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states |
fi |
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category |
cultural |
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criteria |
(iv) |
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Title |
verla groundwood and board mill |
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latitude |
61.0619392395 |
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longitude |
26.6408290863 |
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location |
municipalities of jaala and valkeala, region of kymenlaakso, province of southern finland |
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Region |
europe and north america |
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year |
1996 |
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unique number |
885 |
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description |
the verla groundwood and board mill and its associated residential area is an outstanding, remarkably well-preserved example of the small-scale rural industrial settlements associated with pulp, paper and board production that flourished in northern europe and north america in the 19th and early 20th centuries. only a handful of such settlements survive to the present day. |
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justification |
the committee decided to inscribe the nominated property on the basis of cultural criterion (iv) considering that the groundwood and board mill and its associated habitation is an outstanding and remarkably well preserved example of the small-scale rural industrial settlement associated with pulp, paper, and board production that flourished in northern europe and north america in the 19th and early 20th centuries, of which only a handful survives to the present day. |
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