Lieto
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| State : |
 Finland
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| Landscape : | Varsinais-Suomi |
| Administrative community : | Turku |
| Geographical location | 60 ° 30 ′ N , 22 ° 27 ′ E |
| Surface: | 302.62 km² |
| of which land area: | 300.51 km² |
| of which inland waterways: | 2.11 km² |
| Residents : | 19,831 (Dec. 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 66 people / km² |
| Municipality number : | 423 |
| Language (s) : | Finnish |
| Website : | lieto.fi |
Lieto [ ˈlie̯to ] ( Swedish Lundo ) is a municipality in southwest Finland . The population is 19,831 (as of December 31, 2018). The church village , the main town in the parish, is located 12 kilometers northeast of the fifth largest Finnish city of Turku . The area of the municipality covers 302.7 km², of which 2.1 square kilometers are water. The Aura River flows through the municipality and its largest rapids, the Nautelankoski , are located in its area.
history
The area in which the municipality of Lieto is located rose to such an extent around 5,300 years ago that it passed from the archipelago off the southwest coast of Finland to the mainland. The further land uplift since then has meant that the village is now inland, about 8 kilometers from the sea. Finds have been made in the region that date back to the Stone and Bronze Ages . The so-called Vanhalinna (German: Altburg ) is one of the oldest fortified places in Finland. Excavations indicate that several buildings have been on the hill since the Iron Age . For reasons unknown, the fortification did not exist between the turn of the times and the 6th century. During the years 800–1100, this fortification was fiercely contested between different Viking tribes.
The first written mention of Lietos goes back to the year 1331, when the vicar Peter was named as a witness in a dispute over fur taxes. The Church of Lieto was built in the late 15th century. In addition to agriculture, a small fulling mill was built in 1738, which was later used for fabric production. During this time, numerous craftsmen from the growing city of Turku moved to the surrounding area and settled in Lieto, among others. However, it was not until the end of the 19th century that the mill really flourished and, under the direction of Louis Schnitt, became one of the leading Finnish fabric producers. In 1867, under the rule of Russia in Lieto, the ecclesiastical administration was separated from the communal administration. A kind of local council had its first meeting this year.
After the Winter War and the Continuation War , the community grew rapidly in the 1950s, which is also due to the influx of displaced people from Karelia .
On January 1, 2015 Tarvasjoki was incorporated into Lieto.
politics
Administration
In Lieto, the three Finnish people 's parties determine political events. The strongest force, with 14 out of 33 seats in the municipal council, is the conservative-liberal National Collection Party , followed by the Center Party and the Social Democrats with ten seats each. The fourth largest group is the Left Alliance with four seats. Furthermore, the Green Bund and the right-wing populist True Finns are represented by two and the Christian Democrats by one.
| Political party | 2008 election results | Seats |
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| National rally party | 32.4% | 14th |
| Center Party | 22.5% | 10 |
| Social democrats | 22.3% | 10 |
| Left alliance | 9.0% | 4th |
| Green covenant | 5.1% | 2 |
| True Finns | 4.9% | 2 |
| Christian Democrats | 3.8% | 1 |
Coat of arms
The city coat of arms from 1960 was designed by Ahti Hammar and shows Saint Peter in red, holding a key in his right hand and a book in his left, all gold.
Town twinning
Lieto maintains town twinning with the Swedish Höganäs , the Norwegian Nesodden , the Hungarian Komárom , the Russian Pavlovsk , the Danish Herlev , the Icelandic Seltjarnarnes , and the Slovak Komárno .
Personalities
- Kalle Tuominen (1908-2006), athlete, died in Lieto
- Maija Tammi (* 1985), photographer
Sports
In 1975 the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships took place on the Parma ski jump in Lieto . The operator of this ski jumping facility is the Liedon Parma Association , which, in addition to winter sports, also has departments for athletics, orienteering and volleyball. The orienteering relay teams in Parma have had some national and international successes.
Web links
Remarks
- ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
- ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
- ↑ Finnish Ministry of Justice: Result of the 2008 local elections
