Karis
Karis [ ˈkɑːrɪs ], Finnish: Karjaa [ ˈkɑrjɑː ], is a formerly independent town in southern Finland . Today Karis is administratively part of the city of Raseborg , which was created in early 2009 through the merger of the cities of Ekenäs and Karis and the municipality of Pohja .
Geography and population
Karis is located in the Uusimaa region, 70 kilometers west of the capital Helsinki, not far from the coast. Karis is the terminus of local rail transport in the Helsinki region . Many residents commute to work in the capital. The high-speed trains from Helsinki to Turku stop at Karis station, where the line to Hanko branches off. Karis is also on the Königsstrasse , the old route of the Swedish kings from Turku to Viborg . Today the Königsstrasse is a tourist route.
The city of Karis had an area of 214.76 km² (of which 17.94 km² inland water). In addition to the actual place ( taajama ) Karis, parts of the rural area also belonged to the administrative city area. The city's population last amounted to 9,155, 61% of which were Finland-Sweden . Karis was officially bilingual with Swedish as the majority and Finnish as the minority language.
history
The first written mention of Karis comes from the year 1326. In the Middle Ages, Karis was one of the most important places in Uusimaa thanks to the castles Raseborg , Grabbacka and Junkarsborg . Raseborg Castle is now in the area of Ekenäs , the ruins of the other two castles can be visited in Karis. Grabbacka was built at the end of the 15th century and destroyed by fire in 1672. Junkarsborg Castle was built of wood and probably dates from the first half of the 14th century, but it was abandoned around 1400. The Church of St. Catherine in Karis was consecrated in 1470. In the middle of the 16th century, the Swedish King Gustav I. Wasa founded Finland's first ironworks in Svartå (Mustio) in the area of Karis municipality . It is still in operation today. A wooden church (1761) and a rococo manor (1793) were also built in Svartå . The Karis community was founded in 1870. The capital Karis broke away in 1930 as an independent market town ( köping / kauppala ) from the surrounding rural community Karis . In 1969 the rural community was incorporated into the market town again, and in 1977 Karis received the status of a town. In 2009 the communal independence of Karis ended when it was incorporated into Raseborg.
Personalities
The choreographer Kenneth Kvarnström (* 1963) and the handball player Mikael Källman (* 1964) were born in Karis.
Individual evidence
- ↑ As of 2008, source: Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office) (PDF; 247 kB)
- ↑ 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.
Web links
Coordinates: 60 ° 5 ' N , 23 ° 40' E