Vahto

Vahto [ vɑhtɔ ] is a former municipality in southwestern Finland. In early 2009 it was incorporated into the neighboring municipality of Rusko.

Vahto located 21 km north of the city of Turku in the landscape Varsinais- Suomi. The territory of Vahto had an area of ​​77.37 km ². The former municipality is crossed from north to south direction of eskers. 40 % of the area is forested, 28 % used for agriculture. The municipality included the villages Vahto Askainen, Auvainen, Hemmola, Hyrköinen, Inkinen, Kautranta, Kierikkala, Koivisto, Kylämäki, Laukola, Lavamäki, Parikka, Peijari, Riittiö Seppälä, Silvola and Sysimäki. The population was 1,919 last. The community was monolingual Finnish speakers.

Originally belonged to the parish Vahto Rusko. Around 1630 was the widow of Squire in place to build a wooden chapel. In line with this, one called Vahto time as Puu - Rusko ( " wood Rusko "). The Church of Vahto dates from the year 1804. During the separation of the management of the rural communities of the Church administration was 1865, the municipality Vahto.