Maaria

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Coat of arms of the former municipality of Maaria

Maaria [ ˈmɑːriɑ ] ( Swedish S: t Marie ) is a former municipality in Finland and is now part of the city of Turku . The area of ​​Maaria is in the north of the urban area south of the Paattinen district and includes the districts of Jäkärlä , Saramäki , Turku Airport and Yli-Maaria . It has around 6,000 inhabitants and is still more rural in character.

history

The Church of Maaria

The Maaria area has been inhabited since the Iron Age. In the middle of the 15th century, a stone church dedicated to the Virgin Mary (hence the name Maaria ) was built in the village of Räntamäki . The parish was called Räntämäki and also included Paattinen as a chapel community. The Maaria parish was founded in 1868 when the administration of the rural parishes was separated from the church administration. It had an area of ​​99.9 km² and, in addition to the actual core area of ​​Maaria, comprised a few exclaves north of Paattinen and the island of Hirvensalo in the archipelago south of Turku. In 1944 Hirvensalo was added to the city of Turku, and in 1967 the entire Maaria municipality was incorporated into Turku.

Web links

Commons : Maaria  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 60 ° 32 '  N , 22 ° 20'  E