Karunki
Karunki [ ˈkɑruŋki ] ( Swedish Karungi ) is a village in the urban area of Tornio in northern Finland. Until 1973 Karunki formed its own municipality , which comprised the northern part of today's urban area of Tornio.
geography
Karunki is located in the rural northern part of Tornio around the banks of the Tornionjoki river (Torne älv). At the point of Karunki the Tornionjoki is widened like a lake. On the opposite Swedish bank lies the village of the same name Karungi . Around 650 people live in the Karunki statistical area. The former church village of Karunki is still a center for the surrounding villages thanks to the local services (shops, bank, petrol station).
history
When today's Finland belonged to Sweden, the two localities on both sides of the Tornionjoki formed a unified village. Originally the place belonged to the parish Alatornio , from which it was detached in 1745 as a chapel community. As 1809 Treaty of Fredrikshamn the Tornionjoki as the border between Sweden and to Russia belonging Grand Duchy of Finland was set Karunki was divided into a Swedish and Finnish part. 1815-1817 the Finnish Karunki got its own church. In 1973 the municipality of Karunki was incorporated into the city of Tornio together with Alatornio.
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traffic
From January 1, 1923 to May 28, 1967, Karungi had a passenger stop on the Tornio – Kolari railway line . As a freight station, the station was closed on December 4, 2003.
Individual evidence
- ↑ KYLÄT JA KAUPUNGINOSAT TORNIOSSA. Tornion kaupunki, p. 32 , accessed on February 27, 2018 (Finnish).
Coordinates: 66 ° 2 ' N , 24 ° 1' E