Pohja (; ()) is a
former municipality of
Finland
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. It was consolidated with
Ekenäs and
Karis
Karis (; ) is a town and former municipality in Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Ekenäs and Pohja to form the new municipality of Raseborg ().
It is located in the Finnish province of Southern Finland and is part of U ...
to form the new town of
Raseborg
Raseborg (; , ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern coast of the country. Raseborg is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Raseborg is approximately , while the Raseborg sub-region, sub-region has a popul ...
in 2009.
It is located in the
province
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of
Southern Finland
Southern Finland (, ) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia.
History
On September 1, 1997 the Uusimaa Province, the Ky ...
and is part of the
Uusimaa
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region
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. The municipality had a population of 4,936 (as of 31 December 2008)
and covered a land area of .
The
population density
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was .
The municipality was
bilingual
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, with majority being
Finnish (60%) and minority
Swedish (40%) speakers. Pohja is one of the birthplaces of the Finnish metal industry.
Fiskars Corporation was founded near Pohja in 1649 and remains the largest employer in municipality area to date.
Former villages
Villages located within the former Pohja municipality and which now belong to the city of Raseborg are: Antkärr,
Antskog (fi. ''Ansku''), Baggby,
Billnäs (fi. ''Pinjainen''),
Björsby, Bockboda, Bollstad,
Borgby, Brunkom,
Brödtorp,
Böle,
Dalkarby,
Degernäs, Ekerö, Elimo,
Fiskars
Fiskars Corporation (natively Fiskars Oyj Abp; formerly Fiskars Oy Ab until 1998) is a Finnish consumer goods company founded in 1649 in Fiskars, Finland, Fiskars, a locality in the town of Raseborg, Finland, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) wes ...
,
Forsby,
Gammelby,
Gennäs, Grabbskog,
Grännäs, Gumnäs,
Gästerby, Hindraböle, Hällskulla, Järnvik,
Kila, Klinkbacka, Kockböle (en del av Persböle), Koppskog,
Kvarnby,
Kyrkbacka, Lillfors, Munckbacka,
Mörby,
Nygård,
Näsby, Pentby, Persböle, Ramskulla, Sidsbacka, Sjösäng, Skarpkulla, Skogböle (fi.
Kuovila), Skogäng, Skrittskog, Skuru, Slicko, Sonabacka, Spakanäs, Starrböle, Stålbacka,
Sunnanvik, Svedjeby, Sällvik, Torby, Trädbollstad,
Ã…minne and
Ã…minnefors.
Genealogiska samfundet i Finland.
Läst 4 december 2014.
The River of Fiskars flowed through the former municipality and Flacksjö is a lake.
Please note, however, that Pohja Manor is located in the city of Salo.
Notable residents
* Charles Linn – one of the founders of Birmingham, Alabama
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* Peter Lindroos – opera singer
References
External links
{{Authority control
Populated places disestablished in 2009
2009 disestablishments in Finland
Former municipalities of Finland
Raseborg