Merimasku

Merimasku [ mɛrimɑsku ] is a former municipality in the archipelago off the coast of Southwest Finland. It is located on the island of Otava and was incorporated into the city of Naantali 2009.

The municipality had Merimasku excluding marine areas an area of ​​52.16 km ². It included the northern part of the Otava and 93 smaller islets, including six inhabited all year round. The parish village of Merimasku with the church built in 1726 is located at the northern tip Otavas and is separated by the narrow Kirkonsalmi Sound from the mainland. Two bridges connect the mainland with Merimasku: Since 1970, you can reach the island from the east of Naantali coming over the island Luonnonmaa, 2002, the bridge over the Kirkonsalmi after Askainen was completed.

Merimasku was originally a chapel of the church located on the mainland parish Masku. This Merimasku takes its name ( " sea - Masku "). 1577 Chapel community Naantali was assumed. The municipality was created in 1865 Merimasku connected with the separation of the management of the rural communities of the church administration. Until the 1970s, the population of Merimasku declined and reached in 1975 with 648 a low point. Since then, however, the community experienced a strong recovery, as last she had 1,659 inhabitants. The community Merimasku was purely Finnish speakers.

At the beginning of 2009, together with Merimasku Rymättylä, the second located on the Otava community, and Velkua incorporated into the location on the mainland city of Naantali.