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{{Zone
|name = Posankka
|image = [[File:Posankka.jpg|350px]]
|imagetext = Photo: [[User:Munin|Munin]]
|symbol = [[File: Zontyp06.png|60px]]
|symboltext = [[Monument zone]]
|difficulty = [[File:Difficulty1.png|90px]]
|location = [[Municipality:Turku|Turku]], [[Region: Lounais-Suomi|Lounais-Suomi]], [[Country: Finland|Finland]]
|surface = [[Grass]]
|created = 2016-02-17 12:30:00
|trivia =
}}
'''Posankka''' is a [[zone|turfzone]] in the [[municipality]] of [[Municipality:Turku|Turku]] in the [[region]] of [[Region: Lounais-Suomi|Lounais-Suomi]] (Southwestern Finland) in [[Country: Finland|Finland]]. This zone is located in the [[province]] of [[Varsinais-Suomi]] and is counted as a [[monument zone]].
This zone was formely named '''UniBikepath''' and was placed on the [[Cycle path|cycle path]] 20 meters from the current place.
== Placement ==
This zone is placed by the artwork [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Posankka/@60.4585856,22.2896146,669m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x468c76edc907e805:0xa24c4112088074d!8m2!3d60.4585856!4d22.2896146!16zL20vMDkydHF2?entry=ttu Posankka], in the Nummi district east of the [[Municipality:Turku|Turku]] city center.
==Posankka==
Posankka (Swedish: Grisankan) is a statue located in [[Municipality:Turku|Turku]], [[Country: Finland|Finland]]. The statue, which is located near the campus area of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Turku University of Turku] and the Turku Student Village, represents a hybrid between a marzipan pig ("possu") and a rubber duck ("ankka"). It is a pink animal with a duck's lower body and a pig's head.
The statue was designed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvar_Gullichsen Alvar Gullichsen] in 1999 when it was placed floating in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aura_River_(Finland) Aurajoki] river in [[Municipality:Turku|Turku]]. The statue has stood at its current location since 2001.
Every winter, a Santa Claus hat is put on Posankka's head, and on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night Walpurgis Night] it is capped with a Finnish student cap.
== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=240px>
Posanka.jpg
</gallery>
== Turf Issues ==
* 2023-08-05 [https://issues.turfgame.com/view/15032 Issue #15032] reported by [[User: Ojarnstr|Ojarnstr]] with headline: ''Could be moved and given monunent attribute''
== Nearby zones ==
* [[Zone: Inspehtori|Inspehtori]] (to the north)
* [[Zone: HolyKaatariin|HolyKaatariin]] [[File: Zontyp07.png|18px]] (to the northeast)
* [[Zone: Kirkolle|Kirkolle]] (to the northeast)
* [[Zone: ParkStairz|ParkStairz]] (to the east)
* [[Zone: Kyrkvatten|Kyrkvatten]] (to the southeast)
* [[Zone: ArcanumZone|ArcanumZone]] (to the southwest)
* [[Zone: Rumpalit|Rumpalit]] [[File: Zontyp06.png|18px]] (to the west)
* [[Zone: RoundHouse|RoundHouse]] (to the northwest)
== External links ==
* [http://warded.se/turf/zones.php?zone=Meurman Meurman (Warded)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posankka Posankka (Wikipedia)]
[[Category: Zones]]
[[Category: Finland]]
[[Category: Lounais-Suomi]]
[[Category: Turku]]
[[Category: Monument Zones]]
[[Category: 2016]]
[[sv: zon:Posankka]]
|name = Posankka
|image = [[File:Posankka.jpg|350px]]
|imagetext = Photo: [[User:Munin|Munin]]
|symbol = [[File: Zontyp06.png|60px]]
|symboltext = [[Monument zone]]
|difficulty = [[File:Difficulty1.png|90px]]
|location = [[Municipality:Turku|Turku]], [[Region: Lounais-Suomi|Lounais-Suomi]], [[Country: Finland|Finland]]
|surface = [[Grass]]
|created = 2016-02-17 12:30:00
|trivia =
}}
'''Posankka''' is a [[zone|turfzone]] in the [[municipality]] of [[Municipality:Turku|Turku]] in the [[region]] of [[Region: Lounais-Suomi|Lounais-Suomi]] (Southwestern Finland) in [[Country: Finland|Finland]]. This zone is located in the [[province]] of [[Varsinais-Suomi]] and is counted as a [[monument zone]].
This zone was formely named '''UniBikepath''' and was placed on the [[Cycle path|cycle path]] 20 meters from the current place.
== Placement ==
This zone is placed by the artwork [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Posankka/@60.4585856,22.2896146,669m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x468c76edc907e805:0xa24c4112088074d!8m2!3d60.4585856!4d22.2896146!16zL20vMDkydHF2?entry=ttu Posankka], in the Nummi district east of the [[Municipality:Turku|Turku]] city center.
==Posankka==
Posankka (Swedish: Grisankan) is a statue located in [[Municipality:Turku|Turku]], [[Country: Finland|Finland]]. The statue, which is located near the campus area of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Turku University of Turku] and the Turku Student Village, represents a hybrid between a marzipan pig ("possu") and a rubber duck ("ankka"). It is a pink animal with a duck's lower body and a pig's head.
The statue was designed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvar_Gullichsen Alvar Gullichsen] in 1999 when it was placed floating in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aura_River_(Finland) Aurajoki] river in [[Municipality:Turku|Turku]]. The statue has stood at its current location since 2001.
Every winter, a Santa Claus hat is put on Posankka's head, and on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night Walpurgis Night] it is capped with a Finnish student cap.
== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=240px>
Posanka.jpg
</gallery>
== Turf Issues ==
* 2023-08-05 [https://issues.turfgame.com/view/15032 Issue #15032] reported by [[User: Ojarnstr|Ojarnstr]] with headline: ''Could be moved and given monunent attribute''
== Nearby zones ==
* [[Zone: Inspehtori|Inspehtori]] (to the north)
* [[Zone: HolyKaatariin|HolyKaatariin]] [[File: Zontyp07.png|18px]] (to the northeast)
* [[Zone: Kirkolle|Kirkolle]] (to the northeast)
* [[Zone: ParkStairz|ParkStairz]] (to the east)
* [[Zone: Kyrkvatten|Kyrkvatten]] (to the southeast)
* [[Zone: ArcanumZone|ArcanumZone]] (to the southwest)
* [[Zone: Rumpalit|Rumpalit]] [[File: Zontyp06.png|18px]] (to the west)
* [[Zone: RoundHouse|RoundHouse]] (to the northwest)
== External links ==
* [http://warded.se/turf/zones.php?zone=Meurman Meurman (Warded)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posankka Posankka (Wikipedia)]
[[Category: Zones]]
[[Category: Finland]]
[[Category: Lounais-Suomi]]
[[Category: Turku]]
[[Category: Monument Zones]]
[[Category: 2016]]
[[sv: zon:Posankka]]
