Korpo

Korpo ( swedish ), finn Korppoo, is a former municipality in the archipelago off the coast of Southwest Finland. Today belongs to the town of Parga Korpo ( Parainen ).

The area of Korpo was settled in the Middle Ages by Swedish farmers. The parish Korpo was probably founded in 1300 but only in 1434 first mentioned. At the beginning of 2009, Korpo merged with the municipalities of Nagu, Houtskär and Iniö as well as the city of Parga to the city Väståboland together, which was in 2012 renamed again in Parga.

The former municipality of Korpo located west of Nagu and southeast of Houtskär and comprises a total of over 2,000 islets and cliffs. The Kirchdorf Korpo is almost 50 kilometers from Turku on the island Kyrkland, the second largest island is Norrskata. The formerly belonging to the municipality Korpo skerry Uto is the southernmost year-round inhabited island in Finland. Excluding the marine areas Korpo had an area of ​​178.66 km ². The population was 860, of which 74.4 % Finland Sweden. Officially, the municipality was bilingual with Swedish as majority and Finnish as a minority language. The Swedish People's Party, the traditional political representation of Finland Sweden, received in the municipal elections 2004 100 % of the votes.

Korpo located at a strategic location on the outskirts of the southwestern Finnish archipelago area and therefore is home to the military bases Gyltö and Uto. The Finnish Army is the largest employer in the former rural community. In addition, the population of agriculture and tourism lives. The main attractions of Korpo are the Built 1430-1450 stone church, the wooden church of Norrskata, the chapels on Aspö and Jurmo that acting as a lookout weather radar Rumar and the oldest lighthouse in Finland Uto.

Windmill in the village Korpoström in the south of the island Kyrkland