Eura
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'''Eura''' is a [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]].
It is located in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Western Finland]] and is part of the [[Satakunta (region)|Satakunta]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. The municipality has a population of 9,371 and covers an area of 479.49 km² of which 48.08 km² is water. The [[population density]] is 21.8 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]].
The municipality is one of the most distinguished places in Finland in terms of pre-historical findings. The archaeological findings are mainly from the [[Iron Age]] and include e.g. ancient dress [http://www.rauma.fi/raumanseutu/Paikallishistorian%20opetusmateriaali/kuvat/Euran_emannan_puku.jpg "Euran Emännän Puku"].
Local tradition had it still in the 18th century that a decisive battle against invading Sweden was held in Eura's Big Meadow (''Iso Niitty'') in the [[Middle Ages]]. According to the story, there was blood up to man's ankles on the meadow.<ref>Purhonen, Paula: ''Kristinuskon saapumisesta Suomeen''. 1998. ISBN 951-9057-31-5. See page 156.</ref>
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