Karinainen

Karinainen [ kɑrinɑi̯nɛn ] ( swedish Karinais ) is a former municipality in southwestern Finland. In early 2005 it was incorporated into Pöytyä.

Karinainen located in the north of the landscape Varsinais -Suomi about nine kilometers south of the community center of Pöytyä. The community Karinainen had an area of ​​92.41 km ². The largest settlement center ( taajama ) in the former municipality is the place Kyrö. He grew up around a railway station was built in 1876 and soon surpassed the Kirchdorf of Karinainen, the former center of the community, to population. Since 1990, passenger trains do not hold any more in Kyrö. The population of the municipality was last Karinainen 2457. The community was monolingual Finnish speakers.

The main attraction of Karinainen is the red painted wooden church from 1835. Karinainen The municipality was created in 1872 by secession from Marttila. Early 2005 was incorporated into the neighbor municipality Pöytyä Karinainen.

  • Former municipality in Finland
  • Former church in Varsinais -Suomi
  • Pöytyä
Municipalities of Finland
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