Kisko

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Coat of arms of the former municipality of Kisko

Kisko [ ˈkiskɔ ] is a former municipality in southwestern Finland . At the beginning of 2009 it was incorporated into the city of Salo .

Kisko is located in the southeast of the Varsinais-Suomi landscape, 25 kilometers southeast of the city center of Salo . After Turku is 75 kilometers to the capital Helsinki 100. The community Kisko had an area of 284.42 km² (of which 32.57 km² inland waters). The church village of Kisko is located on the shores of Lake Kirkkojärvi . The former municipal area also includes the villages of Aijala, Hongisto, Honkapyöli, Jyly, Kajala, Kaukuri, Kavasto, Kurkela, Lappi, Leilä, Liuhto, Marttila, Metsola, Orijärvi, Sammalo, Sillanpää, Sorttila, Tieksmäki and Y, Toija, Vyliiari . Copper was mined in Orijärvi and silver in Aijala. The last population of the municipality of Kisko was 1,828. The community was monolingual in Finnish .

The church of Kisko is a wooden building from 1810. Attached is a stone sacristy that dates back to the Middle Ages. It was built in the early 16th century and originally belonged to a medieval wooden church that was demolished in the 18th century.

The village of Toija, which belongs to Kisko, is famous for the - not entirely undisputed - theory of the Italian Felice Vinci , according to which Homer's epics actually took place in Scandinavia. Vinci equated ancient Troy with Toija.

The first written mention of Kisko comes from the 14th century. In the same century, Haapalinna Castle was built on the east bank of the Kirkkojärvi. Kisko has existed as a political municipality since 1867. At the beginning of 2009, Kisko was incorporated into Salo together with the eight municipalities Halikko , Kiikala , Kuusjoki , Muurla , Perniö , Pertteli , Särkisalo and Suomusjärvi .

  • The Church of Kisko

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ As of 2008, source: Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office) (PDF; 247 kB)
  2. ↑ 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / vrk.fi
  3. ↑ Homer on the Baltic Sea

Coordinates: 60 ° 14 '  N , 23 ° 29'  E