Sauvo (; sv, Sagu) is a
municipality of
Finland. It is located in the
Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of ()
and covers an area of of which is water.
The
population density is .
Like many waterside areas near major population centres, Sauvo's population increases every summer because of
summer cottage
A cottage, during Feudalism in England, England's feudal period, was the holding by a cottager (known as a cotter or ''bordar'') of a small house with enough garden to feed a family and in return for the cottage, the cottager had to provide ...
usage. While vacationers are not reflected in the official statistics, they roughly double the population during the summer. Today it holds a stone church from the late 15th century, and many
manor houses.
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
History
Sauvo is home to a number of archaeological finds from the
Iron Age. The first written mention of Sauvo dates back to the year of 1335.
The municipality of
Karuna
Karuna may refer to:
*Karuṇā, part of the spiritual path in Buddhism and Jainism.
*Karuna Kodithuwakku (born 1961), Sri Lankan politician
*Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan (born 1966), also known as Colonel Karuna
*Karuna, Finland, former municipal ...
was merged into Sauvo in the year of 1969.
Notable persons
*
Aatos Tapala, opera singer and actor
*
Arno Jaatinen,
Jäger major
*
Arto Nuotio, singer
*
Arvo Korsimo
Arvo is a Finnish and Estonian given name for males and may refer to:
*Arvo Aalto (born 1932), Finnish politician
*Arvo Aaltonen (1892–1949), Finnish swimmer and Olympic medalist
* Arvo Aller (born 1973), Estonian politician
*Arvo Andresson (19 ...
, politician
*
Eero Rislakki, industrial engineer
*
Esko Kiviranta, politician
*
John Rosenbröijer
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second E ...
,
Jäger trooper
*
Jorma Rinne
Jorma Rinne (20 April 1936 – 25 May 2003) was a Finnish discus thrower who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: Münc ...
, athlete
*
Petri Laaksonen
Petri is a surname derived from Latin Petrus, and may refer to:
Surname
* Adam Petri, Renaissance printer who founded a Basel publishing house
* Alexandra Petri, humor columnist for ''The Washington Post'', daughter of Tom
* Carl Adam Petri, w ...
, musician
*
Rami Sarmasto, actor and musician
*
Sanna Perkiö, politician
*
Veikko Palomaa, writer
Gallery
File:Sauvon kirkko.jpg, The church of Sauvo
File:100 0084 Sauvon kirkko.jpg, Inside Sauvo's church
File:Karuna Church 1.jpg, Church of Karuna
File:Seurasaari Karunan kirkko.JPG, Old church of Karuna, today in Seurasaari
References
External links
Municipality of Sauvo– Official website
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