Angelniemi | |
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Former Municipality | |
| Angelniemen kunta Angelniemi kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Salo |
| Established | 1916 |
| Merged | 1967 |
| Seat | Kokkila |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 63.7 km2 (24.6 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| • Urban density | 16.5/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,051 |
| statistics from 1961[4] | |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
Angelniemi (Finnish pronunciation:[ˈɑŋːelˌnie̯mi]) is aformer municipality ofFinland. It became part ofHalikko in 1967. It was located on partly on the continent by the Halikonlahti Bay and partly onKimito Island and is still nowadays the only part of the island whereFinnish is the primary language. Today the population of the area is 398, but it rises during the summer because of thesummer cottages.[8]
The center of the municipality was Kokkila, which lies on the continent. There is acable ferry which connects Kokkila to the Kimito Island. Other isles of Angelniemi are Angelansaari, Kokkilansaari, Pikkusaari and Karhusaari.
Angelniemi congregation was established 1657 as a chapel of Halikko. Angelniemi became independent 1916 and it reached its high in 1957 at 1,217 people.[4] In 1967 Angelniemi was merged back to Halikko.
Ahtmaa, Angela, Asila, Esselpää, Isokylä, Kanamäki, Karviainen, Kokkila, Myllyperä, Paatelmaa, Peksala, Päärnäspää, Pöylä, Sapalahti, Tammenpää, Toppjoki, Torkkila, Tuiskula, Valttila
Angelniemi was originally a farm namedAngela within the village of Päärnäspää. The nameAngela is derived from the dialectal wordangelma meaning "Filipendula sp." (standard Finnishangervo). A village by that name has existed at least since 1540, when it was mentioned asAnghela and a part of theHalikko parish.
Angelniemi became a chapel community in 1659 and was calledKorpi. The nameAngelniemi for the parish appears in 1692, but it was also calledPäärnäspää since the church was located in the village of Päärnäspää. The nameAngelniemi became the dominant name because its first chaplain, Petrus Gregorii, started usingAngelnius as his surname. The namesKorpi andPäärnäspää were still occasionally used for the parish until the late 18th century. The namesKorvinen,Andelma andAngela were also occasionally used for the parish.[9]
The Angelniemi church was built in 1772-1774 by Matti Åkerblom. Today, the church and the peninsula it is on are classified as abuilt-up cultural environment of national significance.[10] Angelniemi became a separate municipality and parish in 1916.
Angelniemi became a part of Halikko again in 1967. Halikko was consolidated withSalo in 2009.
60°18′N22°54′E / 60.300°N 22.900°E /60.300; 22.900
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