Halikko

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Page Module:Message box/ambox.css has no content.

Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.Page Template:Infobox settlement/styles.css has no content.

Halikko
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:InfoboxImage/data' not found.
View to the Halikko centre.
Page Template:Infobox settlement/columns/styles.css has no content.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:InfoboxImage/data' not found.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:InfoboxImage/data' not found.
Location of Halikko in Finland (2008).
Script error: No such module "Infobox mapframe".
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 526: Unable to find the specified location map definition: "Module:Location map/data/Finland Southwest Finland" does not exist.
Coordinates: Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.
CountryFinland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionSalo
Merged with SaloJanuary 1, 2009
Government
 • City managerSimo Paassilta
Area
 • Total
Script error: No such module "ConvertIB".
 • LandScript error: No such module "ConvertIB".
 • WaterScript error: No such module "ConvertIB".
 • Rank260th
Population
 (2003)
Template:Fix comma category
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
Template:Fix comma category
 • Rank112th
 • DensityScript error: No such module "ConvertIB".
 +1.4 % change
Template:Pluralize from textTemplate:Pluralize from text
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Template:Pluralize from textTemplate:Pluralize from text
Official languagesFinnish
Urbanisation68.4%
Unemployment rate8.7%
ClimateDfb
Websitehttp://www.halikko.fi/

Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".

Halikko (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a former municipality of Finland that existed until December 31, 2008. On January 1, 2009, the municipality was merged with the larger neighboring Salo. Before the merge Halikko had become a rapidly urbanizing rural area.[1]

It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 9,491 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 357.31 km2 (excluding sea) of which 0.52 km2 was inland water. The population density was 26.60 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

The valley of Halikko River

History

There is evidence that areas in Halikko has been settled in the Stone Age. One of the prehistoric villages, Rikala, became an important trade and meeting place on the Finnish coast during the Iron Age. The vikings sailed to Rikala to trade with the finns. Several Iron Age treasures has been found in Halikko, e.g. the Treasure of Halikko.

In the first centuries of the Swedish rule in Finland, the land was given to the ruling class. Manors of Åminne, Vuorentaka [2] and Wiurila were founded and they became powerful owners in Halikko. The oldest documented record of Halikko is from 1313. The stone church of Halikko was built in 1440.

The municipality of Halikko was formed in 1865 due to the municipal reform. The count of Wiurila became the first municipal manager. In 1932 Halikko had to give land to its growing neighbour Salo. In 1967 the municipality of Angelniemi was merged with Halikko.

On January 1, 2009, Halikko ceased to exist as it was attached to the City of Salo. The territory of the former Halikko thus changed status from rural to urban.

Name

The name Halikko is mentioned for the first time in 1313. One theory is that the name derives from the Germanic name Halicho or Halik.[3]

Saulo Kepsu has suggested that the toponym is Finnic in origin, being derived a possible pre-Christian personal name *Halikka or *Halikkoi, which would be derived from the verb haluta (to want).[4]

Notable people

See also

Page Template:Sister-inline/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "Sister project logo". Media related to Script error: No such module "Commons link". at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ FACTA - tietosanakirja, p 206. WSOY, 2006. Template:ISBN Template:In lang
  2. ^ a b Script error: No such module "template wrapper".
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-07-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in suomi). p. 65. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Navbox/configuration' not found.

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Authority control/config' not found.


Template:Asbox