Halikko

Halikko [ hɑlik ː ɔ ] is a former municipality in southwestern Finland. In early 2009 it was incorporated into the town of Salo.

Halikko is located about three kilometers from the main town of Salo on the lower reaches of the river Halikonjoki in the landscape Varsinais- Suomi. The state highway 1 of Turku (48 km west) to Helsinki (117 km east) leads through the village. The former municipality of Halikko had an area of ​​358.73 km ². In the south, the municipality had share on the coast of a sea bay Halikonlahti. Even a smaller area on the northeast tip of the island Kimitoön belonged to Halikko. The population of the municipality was last 9788th The community was monolingual Finnish speakers.

The main attraction is the church of Halikkos Halikko. The medieval stone church was built around 1470 and from 1812 to 1814 converted into a cruciform church. The wooden church of Angelniemi on the island Kimitoön dates from 1772, and there are in the village Vaskio a modern church.