Velkua () is a former municipality of

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. It was, together with

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and

Rymättylä Rymättylä (; ) is a former municipality of Finland. It was, together with Merimasku and Velkua, consolidated with the town of Naantali on January 1, 2009. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland r ...

, consolidated with the town of

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on January 1, 2009. It is part of the

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. The municipality had a population of 245 (2005-12-31) and covered an area of 30.07 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.13 km² is inland water. The

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was 8,1 inhabitants per km². The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

History

The village of Palva, located on the homonymous island, was mentioned already in 1469. Its name may refer to a place where meat and fish were cured by hunters or to a site of worship. Palva was the original center of the area, becoming a separate chapel community in 1793, when it was a part of the

Taivassalo Taivassalo (; ) is a municipality of Finland, about from the city of Turku. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municip ...

parish. In the 19th century, the name ''Velkua'' began appearing for the chapel community after the largest island in it: ''Velkua'' or ''Velkuanmaa''. A densely populated village on the island of Velkua, ''Velkuankaupunki'', was established in the 19th century. The municipality was established in the 1860s and ''Velkua'' had become the predominant name. Velkua became a separate parish in 1917. Velkua was consolidated with Naantali in 2009.

References

External links

*http://www.velkua.fi/ – Official website Former municipalities of Finland Naantali Finnish islands in the Baltic Populated places disestablished in 2009 2009 disestablishments in Finland {{WesternFinland-geo-stub