Rotuaari

Rotuaari

Oulu Central Square, the main square on Rotuaari
Part of	Kirkkokatu
Maintained by	Oulun Liikekeskus ry
Length	210 m (690 ft)^[citation needed]
Width	15 m (49 ft)
Location	Pokkinen, Oulu, Finland
Postal code	90100
Nearest metro station	Rotuaari P
Coordinates	65.01182°N 25.47018°E / 65.01182; 25.47018
Southwest end	Saaristonkatu
Major junctions	Kauppurienkatu
Northeast end	Pakkahuoneenkatu
Construction
Inauguration	1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Other
Known for	Oulu Central Square (Finnish: Oulun Keskusaukio)
Status	Pedestrianised
Website	www.ouka.fi/oulu/tapahtumat/rotuaari

The Rotuaari is a pedestrian zone in the Pokkinen district in Oulu, Finland. The area, together with the Oulu Market Square, is being managed by the Oulu City Centre Shopkeeper Association (Finnish: Oulun Liikekeskus ry).[1]

The pedestrian zone was established in Summer 1987. The name of the zone was derived from the French word trottoir.[2] At first part of Kirkkokatu Street was converted to pedestrian use only. Later the zone was enlarged to Kauppurienkatu Street between Isokatu Street and the Market Square. The main square of the zone is the Oulu Central Square (Finnish: Oulun Keskusaukio), where most of the festivals and other events of Rotuaari are held. In 2012, a heating system was placed under the whole length of the pedestrian part of Kirkkokatu (including the Central Square), so that it will be free of ice and snow during the winter months.

References

1. "Permits in City Centre". Oulun Liikekeskus. Oulun Liikekeskus ry. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
2. Manninen, Turo (1995). Oulun kaupungin historia. VI. 1945-1990 [History of the city of Oulu, Volume VI: 1945-1990] (in Finnish). Oulu: Oulun kaupunki. p. 210. ISBN 978-951-9234-46-5. OCLC 58189643.

External links

• Media related to Rotuaari at Wikimedia Commons