Askainen (; sv, Villnäs) is a
former municipality of
Finland
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. Together with
Lemu, it was consolidated with
Masku
Masku () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality, which is located about just north of Turku, has a population of
() and covers an area of of
w ...
on January 1, 2009.
It is located in southwestern part of the country in the
Varsinais-Suomi region
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. The municipality had a population of 938 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 61.52 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.26 km² is inland water. The
population density
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was 15.31 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
.
History
Askainen was first mentioned in 1374 as ''Askais'', when it was a part of the
Nousiainen
Nousiainen (; sv, Nousis) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region, from Turku along Highway 8 ( E8). The Finnish-speaking municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The p ...
parish. It was included into the
Lemu parish after its separation from Nousiainen sometime before 1404. Askainen was also held by the monastery of
Naantali
Naantali (; sv, Nådendal) is a town in southwestern Finland, and, as a resort town during the summer, an important tourist centre of the country. The municipality has a population of
(), and is located in the region of Southwest Finland, west ...
before the Reformation. Askainen was mentioned as a chapel community within Lemu in 1592, though chapel rights may have been granted earlier.
Askainen became a separate parish and municipality in 1910, but the parishes of Askainen and Lemu were reunited in 1960. Despite this, the two still acted as separate municipalities until 2009, when they became parts of
Masku
Masku () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality, which is located about just north of Turku, has a population of
() and covers an area of of
w ...
.
Notable residents
*
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, field marshal and 6th
President of Finland was born in Askainen on June 4, 1867.
External links
Official website
References
Former municipalities of Finland
Populated places disestablished in 2009
2009 disestablishments in Finland
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