Where to stay in Hollihaka
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Hollihaka is a small central district, so its few beds sit within easy reach of the rest of Oulu. Stay close to the river mouth here. Rooms near the Pyhän Kolminaisuuden katedraali and the Heinäpää neighbourhood put the estuary of the Oulujoki and the centre of Oulu within a short walk, a quiet western base just off the downtown core.
About Hollihaka
What are the main landmarks in Hollihaka?
Hollihaka carries a striking handful of sights. The Pyhän Kolminaisuuden katedraali, the Holy Trinity cathedral, stands among its streets, a domed Orthodox church near the river mouth. Sport and memory share the ground.
The Heinäpään jalkapallohalli serves the wider Heinäpää neighbourhood, and the Noitavainojen uhrien muistomerkki, a memorial to the victims of the witch trials, marks a darker thread of the past in this western corner of central Oulu beside the Oulujoki.
What is the history of Hollihaka?
Hollihaka took shape on the western flats of central Oulu, where the Oulujoki spreads into its estuary before the sea. The district grew as part of the Heinäpää neighbourhood. Its Orthodox cathedral, the Pyhän Kolminaisuuden katedraali, gave the quarter a distinctive landmark, and the long memory of the area is marked by the Noitavainojen uhrien muistomerkki, a reminder of the witch trials that once fell on western Oulu by the river mouth.
Where is Hollihaka?
Hollihaka lies in western Oulu, in the city-centre area where the estuary of the Oulujoki opens to the Gulf of Bothnia. Water marks its western edge. The district runs up against the Vanhatulli district to the north, Leveri to the east, and Nuottasaari to the south, and together with Leveri and Nuottasaari it forms the neighbourhood of Heinäpää within central Oulu.
A small riverside corner of the city.
Where Hollihaka sits
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