Honkilahti | |
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Former municipality | |
| Honkilahden kunta Honkilahti kommun | |
![]() Interactive map of Honkilahti | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Satakunta |
| Sub-region | Rauma sub-region |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
Honkilahti (Swedish:Honkilahti, alsoHonkilax) is a village and aformer municipality inFinland, part ofEura since 1970.
The commune of Honkilahti was founded in 1904 when it was separated from Eura. Honkilahti was merged back with Eura in 1970. Honkilahti has a wooden church which "Tuomas Samuelinpoika Rahvenius" designed in 1759. It lies on the northern side of Koskeljärvi. Before Honkilahti were discontinued, it had many kilometers the coastline fromPyhäjärvi. The population of Honkilahti was at its peak in 1957 when there were 1887 inhabitants.
The neighbouring municipalities of Honkilahti wereEura,Hinnerjoki,Laitila,Karjala,Mynämäki,Yläne andSäkylä.
The arms of Honkilahti were designed byGustaf von Numers and it was registered in 1951.
Media related toHonkilahti at Wikimedia Commons
Honkilahti travel guide from Wikivoyage60°58′N022°07′E / 60.967°N 22.117°E /60.967; 22.117