Taivassalo Tövsala | |
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Municipality | |
| Taivassalon kunta Tövsala kommun | |
 Taivassalo Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Taivassalo inFinland | |
| Coordinates:60°33.7′N021°36.5′E / 60.5617°N 21.6083°E /60.5617; 21.6083 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi |
| Founded | 1155 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Sanna Häkli |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 217.68 km2 (84.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 140.33 km2 (54.18 sq mi) |
| • Water | 77.23 km2 (29.82 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 284th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,690 |
| • Rank | 271st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 12.04/km2 (31.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 92.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.1% |
| • Others | 6.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.6% |
| • 65 or older | 34% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.taivassalo.fi |
Taivassalo (Finnish:[ˈtɑi̯ʋɑˌsːɑlo];Swedish:Tövsala) is amunicipality ofFinland, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the city ofTurku. It is located in theSouthwest Finlandregion. The municipality has a population of 1,690 (31 December 2024)[2] and covers an area of 217.68 square kilometres (84.05 sq mi) of which 77.23 km2 (29.82 sq mi) is water.[1] Thepopulation density is 12.04 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilinguallyFinnish. Its neighboring municipalities areKustavi,Masku,Mynämäki,Naantali,Uusikaupunki andVehmaa.
The medievalsailing ship appearing in thecoat of arms of Taivassalo refers to themaritime connections the coastguard already had during theNorthern Crusades, as well as to the medievalnaval weaponry, the surviving information of which comes from Taivassalo itself. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson, and the Taivassalo municipal council approved it at its meeting on October 21, 1953. TheMinistry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on February 11, 1954.[6][7]
Taivassalo literally means "sky island", however J. A. Lopmeri andElias Lönnrot theorized that the initial word was originallytaival/taipale, as the area was originally an island, by the time of the naming it may have been connected to the mainland by a thin isthmus (taipale) as a result ofpost-glacial rebound. The Swedish nameTövsala is an adaptation of the Finnish name.[8]
Taivassalo was first mentioned in 1350 asThowesalu, when it was already a separate parish. It also includedVelkua,Kustavi (originallyKivimaa) andIniö until the 19th century.[9][10]
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