World / Finland / Uusimaa / Helsinki, 1 km from center Coordinates: 60°10'1"N   24°57'11"E

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Cholera basin (Helsinki (Helsingfors))


'Kolera-allas' (cholera basin) is one of the docking piers for fishers' boats at Helsinki market square. It earned its name after an incident in 1893 when a fisherman succumbed to cholera during the autumn fish market days.
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