Kuusisto (island)

Kuusisto
Former municipality
Kuusiston kunta
Kustö kommun
The Kuusisto Church and cemetery on Kuusisto island.
The Kuusisto Church and cemetery on Kuusisto island.
Location of Kuusisto in Finland
Location of Kuusisto in Finland
Coordinates: 60°23′15″N 22°24′01″E / 60.387398°N 22.400322°E / 60.387398; 22.400322
CountryFinland
ProvinceTurku and Pori Province
RegionFinland Proper
Established1914
Merged into Kaarina1946
Area
 • Land20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
Population
 (1944-12-31)
 • Total
543

Kuusisto (Finnish: Kuusisto; Swedish: Kustö) is an island and former municipality in Kaarina, Finland.[1] The island is about 12 km long and 2 km wide. Its main attraction is Kuusisto Castle.[2]

Villages

Villages within Kuusisto:

  • Empo (Ämboda)
  • Finby, Isokylä (Storby)
  • Joensuu (Åminne)
  • Jullas, Järvenkylä (Träskby)
  • Kalliola (Krogsby)
  • Kerromi (Kärrom)
  • Korsnainen (Korsnäs)
  • Kylliäinen
  • Munkke (Munkäng)
  • Rävnäs (Räfnäs)
  • Vuolahti

[3][4]

History

Kuusisto was first mentioned in 1295. The construction of the bishop's castle began in 1316. The island was a part of the Piikkiö parish. After the Reformation, the bishop's castle was demolished. Some of its remains were used as materials for the Piikkiö church in 1755. Kuusisto gained chapel rights in 1653, eventually becoming a separate municipality and parish in 1914. It was consolidated with Kaarina in 1946.[5][6]

As the municipality was disestablished before rural municipalities were allowed to use coats of arms, Kuusisto never had an official coat of arms. The heraldist Tapani Talari has designed an unofficial coat of arms for use by the Suomen Kuntaliitto ry.

  • Bridge to Rövarholmen island in the southwest of Kuusisto Island
    Bridge to Rövarholmen island in the southwest of Kuusisto Island
  • Yle broadcasting tower run by Digita Oy in the southwest of Kuusisto Island.
    Yle broadcasting tower run by Digita Oy in the southwest of Kuusisto Island.

References

  1. ^ "Suomen Sukututkimusseura".
  2. ^ "Ruins of the Bishop's Castle in Kuusisto". Archived from the original on 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  3. ^ "Suomen Sukututkimusseura". hiski.genealogia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Historiaa - Empo Omakotiyhdistys Ry. Kuusisto". empo.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on May 20, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 202. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Suomen Sukututkimusseura". hiski.genealogia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved December 22, 2022.