Turku, Finland/614
Previous | Home | NextThe Swedish text: PÅ DENNA PLATS UPPSTOD DEN 4 SEPTEMBER ÅR 1827 ÅBO BRAND I BORGARDEN HELLMANS GÅRD STADENS NORRA KVARTER No 125, 126, 127." Translation: "On this site on September 4th 1827 started the Great Fire of Turku at the burgher Hellmans house of the North Quarter number 125,126,127." Supposedly the fire originated in the bakery -- commonly a dangerous source of fires in historical days in villages with wooden houses.
