Alastaro
Alastaro [ ɑlɑstɑrɔ ] is a former municipality in the southwest Finland landscape Finland Proper . At the beginning of 2009 it was incorporated into the city of Loimaa together with Mellilä .
The municipality of Alastaro had an area of 258.12 km² and last 2910 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2008). To it belonged the villages Ämmäinen, Auvainen, Hennijoki, Hintsala, Ilola, Kankare, Kojo, Koski, Lauroinen, Mälläinen, Männistö, Mökköinen, Niinijoensuu, Pispala, Reitola, Sikilä, Suutarla, Tammiainen, Vahtavala, Vammala, Vammala Vännilä and Ylhäinen. The former municipal area is dominated by agriculture; the clay soils in the area are ideal for agriculture.
Alastaro is best known in Finland for its 2.7 km long Alastaro Circuit , on which various motorsport competitions are held all year round . The wooden church of Alastaro has a very eventful history: It was originally built in Loimaa in 1754 . When a new church was built in Loimaa, the Alastaro chapel community acquired the old church in 1837. It was dismantled and rebuilt in its current location in 1840–41. The church got its present form in 1896–97 when it was restored and rebuilt under the aegis of Josef Stenbäck . A second church is located in Virttaa village. It is also made of wood and was completed in 1845.
Individual evidence
- ^ Väestörekisterikeskus (Finnish Population Register). ( Memento from September 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
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Coordinates: 60 ° 55 ' N , 22 ° 55' E