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 which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has also been known as "Masko" in

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. The Swedish name no longer has official status, and is considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland. On January 1, 2009 the municipalities of Askainen and

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were consolidated with Masku.

History

Masku is one of the oldest parishes in Finland, having been established in the 13th century. It included Merimasku until 1577, when it was transferred to Naantali. The people of Masku also once held hunting grounds in the Turku archipelago, as evidenced by the toponym ''Maskinnamo'' (originally ''*Maskun Innanmaa'') in Korpo. There is also a village called ''Maskulainen'' in both Rymättylä and

, suggesting that the first settlers of those villages came from Masku.

and Askainen were consolidated with Masku in 2009. Masku adopted Askainen's coat of arms after the merger.

Notable people

The most famous resident of Masku is Finnish tennis player Jarkko Nieminen. Well known football players from Masku include Kasper Hämäläinen, Riku Riski and Roope Riski.

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, field marshal and 6th

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was born in Louhisaari Manor of Askainen in 1867.

Gallery

File:Kankainen manor 1 AB.jpg,

Kankainen Manor Kankainen Manor (Finnish: ''Kankaisten kartano'', Swedish: ''Kankas gård'') is a late medieval manor in Masku, Finland, located along a small river about one kilometre south of Masku town centre. Kankainen Manor is considered to be the oldest s ...

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Masku railway station The Masku railway station ( fi, Maskun rautatieasema, sv, Masku järnvägsstation) is a closed station located in the municipality of Masku, Finland. It is located along the Turku–Uusikaupunki railway; the nearest station with passenger servic ...

, closed in 1993 File:Aitsaari.jpg, Oukkulanlahti

References

External links

Municipality of Masku
– Official website Populated coastal places in Finland Municipalities of Southwest Finland {{WesternFinland-geo-stub

History

Notable people

Gallery

See also

References

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