Ascains
Askainen [ ɑskɑi̯nɛn ] (Swedish Villnäs ) is a former municipality in the southwest Finland landscape Finland Proper . At the beginning of 2009, she was with Lemu after Masku incorporated.
The municipality Lemu had an area of 62.98 km² and last 1007 inhabitants. This made it one of the smallest communities on the Finnish mainland. The municipal area included the settlements Ahtinen, Antikainen, Auttinen, Hannula, Iloinen, Kaamanen, Kainu, Kairinen, Karavainen, Karvatti, Kaukonen, Kauppinen, Kiiainen, Koskoinen, Laakinen, Lempoinen, Manna, Merijärvi, Mikoinen, Palsala, Palsala, Nepal , Raumharja, Rauvola, Riihilä, Ruohoisenmaa, Tillinperä, Toivainen, Tattäläinen, Tävälä, Vanhakylä, Villnäs, Vilu and Vuorlahti.
Askainen is known nationwide for Louhisaari Castle , one of the few baroque palace buildings in Finland . The building, completed in 1655, was the seat of the aristocratic Fleming family until 1791, who gave up the property out of financial difficulties in 1791 and finally sold it to Count Carl Erik Mannerheim , who was the first offspring of this Swedish aristocratic family to settle in Finland. He was the great-grandfather of the later Finnish Marshal and President Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (1867–1951), who was born at the castle. The castle also includes a chapel, built in 1653, in whose churchyard the Mannerheim crypt is located.
Other personalities
- Clas Larsson Fleming (1592–1644), Swedish admiral
Individual evidence
- ↑ As of December 31, 2008. Source: Väestörekisterikeskus (Finnish population register). ( Memento of the original from September 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 60 ° 34 ' N , 21 ° 52' E