Nagu

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

The area of Nagu was settled in the Middle Ages by Swedish farmers. Beginning of the 14th century was Nagu to a chapel of the parish church of Parga, towards the end of the same century then become an independent parish. At the beginning of 2009, Nagu merged with the municipalities Korpo, 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 Nagu is located west of Parga and east of Korpo and comprises a total of over 3,000 islets and cliffs. The Kirchdorf Nagu is around 35 kilometers from Turku on the island Storlandet, other important islands are Lillandet, Kirjais and Högsar. Excluding the marine areas, the municipality of Nagu had an area of ​​250.63 km ². The population was 1,416, of which 69.8 % Finland Sweden. Officially, the municipality was bilingual with Swedish as majority and Finnish as a minority language.

The attractions of Nagu include built 1430-1450 stone church and the local museum Gyttja. In the north of Nagu is the small island Själö (Finnish Själö ), which was a place of exile for lepers from about 1620 to 1785. By 1962, the mentally disabled were housed in the hospital of Själö. Today the island is home to a research station of the University of Turku.

Ferry between Nagu and Parga.