Velkua
Velkua (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋelkuɑ]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was, together with Merimasku and Rymättylä, consolidated with the town of Naantali on January 1, 2009.
Velkua | |
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| Velkuan kunta Velkua kommun | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku |
| Merged with Naantali | January 1, 2009 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Tiina Rinne-Kylänpää |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.21 km2 (12.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 31.08 km2 (12.00 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.13 km2 (0.05 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 427th |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 233 |
| • Rank | 431st |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| −2.9 % change | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Official languages | Finnish |
| Urbanisation | 0.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3% |
| Website | http://www.velkua.fi/ |
It is part of the Southwest Finland region. 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 population density was 8,1 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
History
The area of Velkua originally belonged to the Taivassalo church play. In 1793, the wooden church of Velkua dedicated to St. Henry was completed and Velkua received the status of a chapel congregation. In the Third Russo-Swedish War, a naval battle took place off Velkua in 1808. Russian troops landed on Velkua and plundered the church. In the course of the separation of the administration of the rural communities from the church administration, the political community Velkua was created in 1863. At the beginning of 2009, Velkua was incorporated into the mainland town of Naantali together with Rymättylä and Merimasku.
External links
Media related to Velkua at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.velkua.fi/ – Official website (in Finnish)
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