Niuva

Niuva

Niuva

City district in Kuopio, Finland

Niuva is a district in the western part of the city of Kuopio, Finland.[1] It is well known as the historic Niuvanniemi mental hospital.[2] In terms of land use, Niuva is mainly a field area around the hospital. The district has few settlements and services, located mainly in the hospital area. However, there is a Länsi-Puijo kindergarten along Suurmäentie.[3] There is a beach on the shore of Lake Kallavesi, just south of the Niuva district in Puijonlaakso.[4]

An apartment buildings of Niuvanniemi

References

  1. [1]
    Kunta- ja sijaintialueluettelo 2013 (in Finnish)
  2. [2]
    Official website of Niuvanniemi hospital (in English)
  3. [3]
    Länsi-Puijon päiväkoti (in Finnish)
  4. [4]
    Kuopion karttapalvelu: Niuva (in Finnish)

62°54′53.3″N 27°37′34.3″E

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