Kokemäki

Kokemäki [ koke ˌ Mäki ] (Swedish Kumo ) is a town with 7906 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in south-western Finland. It is located approximately 40 km east of Pori in the landscape Satakunta.

It lies on both sides of Kokemäenjoki, which they gave the name of the river, and is rural. Traditionally, agriculture and fisheries in the river of importance, today the metalworking industry. The largest employer is the municipality with around 320 employees.

The settlement Kokemäki existed since the Middle Ages; the Finnish national saint Henry of Uppsala spent according to tradition, in 1156, the last night of his life in preaching house of St. Henry, before he was killed in neighboring Köyliö from the farmer Lalli. The miter of the Bishop today adorns the coat of arms.

In Kirchdorf Kokemäki there are two churches, the one a stone church built in 1786, on the other hand, the present parish church, a wooden cruciform church, built in 1886, designed by CJ of Heideken. From the medieval wooden church in the village, only the mid-16th century is preserved stone built sacristy.

Districts

Aakula, Askola, Haavasoja, Haistila, Hampula, Harola, Hassala, Herttola, Hintikkala, Huivoo, Hyrkölä, Järilä, Kaarenoja, Kakkulainen, Kankaantausta, Kareksela, Kaukaritsa, Kaurula, Kauvatsa, Keipilä Ketola, Kiettare, Kiusala, Kokemäen kartano, Korkeaoja, Koskenkylä, Krannila, Krootila, Kuittilo, Kukola, Kuoppala, Kuurola, Kyttälä, Köömilä, Laikko, Lempainen, Mattila, Meinikkala, Paistila, Pappila, Peipohja, Pelhola, Penttilä, Pirkkinäinen ( Birknäs ), Pukkala, Pumpala, Purjala, Pyhänkorva, Pälpälä, Riste, Ronkka, Rudanko, Ruikkala, Ryytsälä, Sonnila, Säpilä, Talonen, Teikari, Tulkkila, Tuomaala, Vallila, Viikari, Villiö, Vitikkala, Vuolle ( Vuoltee ) Ylistaro, Äimälä, Öykkäri.