Verla
Also known as Usine de traitement du bois et de carton de Verla, Usine de traitement du bois et du carton de Verla
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Finland
Inscribed
1996
Area
23 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Verla is about 55 km east of Lahti. The nearest other World Heritage site is Suomenlinna, about 140 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Kouvola · about 31,000 peopleabout 20 km south
- Lahti · about 99,000 peopleabout 55 km west
- Mikkeli · about 47,000 peopleabout 80 km north-east
- Lappeenranta · about 59,000 peopleabout 85 km east
- Hämeenlinna · about 47,000 peopleabout 120 km west
- Vyborg · about 117,000 peopleabout 120 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
FinlandCultural136 km away
FinlandCultural153 km away
EstoniaCultural209 km away
FinlandCultural222 km away
RussiaCultural237 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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