Masku
Masku [ mɑsku ] (Swedish: Masko ) is a municipality in south-western Finland with 9672 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). It is situated 18 kilometers northwest of Turku in the landscape Varsinais- Suomi.
The municipality has an area of 204.41 Masku square kilometers. Neighboring municipalities are Mynämäki in the north, Nousiainen in the northeast, Rusko in the east and Raisio in the southeast. Toward the sea Masku adjacent to Naantali and Taivassalo. The community center is located inland, to the west, the municipality share on the Baltic coast. Also, a portion of the offshore archipelago territory belongs to Masku. The first mention of Masku dates from the year 1234. Masku This is along with Nousiainen the oldest documented parish of Finland. By 1865 even the northern part of the island Otava belonged to Masku, before he as a community Merimasku ( " sea - Masku " ) made independently. Early in 2009, the municipalities of lemurs and Askainen were incorporated in Masku.
In the village there are two medieval stone churches: the Church of Masku originated around 1500, the church of lemurs dates from the second half of the 15th century. Furthermore, in Masku are the locks Kankainen and Louhisaari. Kankainen was built in the mid 16th century and rebuilt 1762-1763. Louhisaari is one of the few baroque palaces in Finland. The building was completed in 1655 to 1791 the seat of the noble family of Fleming, who gave the estate from financial difficulties in 1791 and eventually sold to the Count Carl Erik Mannerheim, who was thus the first rung of this Swedish noble family, who settled in Finland. He was the great-grandfather of the later Finnish Marshal and President Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (1867-1951), who was born at the castle. The castle also includes a built chapel in 1653, in whose churchyard is the tomb of the Mannerheim. In Masku the same furniture store chain was founded, which today has branches throughout Finland. The most famous inhabitants of Masku is the tennis player Jarkko Nieminen.
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The Church of lemurs
Castle Kankainen
Castle Louhisaari