- Source: Pohja
Pohja (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpohjɑ]; Swedish: Pojo (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpu:ju])) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Ekenäs and Karis to form the new town of Raseborg in 2009.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 4,936 (as of 31 December 2008) and covered a land area of 224.66 square kilometres (86.74 sq mi). The population density was 21.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (56.9/sq mi).
The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Finnish (60%) and minority Swedish (40%) speakers. Pohja is one of the birthplaces of the Finnish metal industry. Fiskars Corporation was founded near Pohja in 1649 and remains the largest employer in municipality area to date.
Former villages
Villages located within the former Pohja municipality and which now belong to the city of Raseborg are: Antkärr, Antskog (fi. Ansku), Baggby, Billnäs (fi. Pinjainen), Björsby, Bockboda, Bollstad, Borgby, Brunkom, Brödtorp, Böle, Dalkarby, Degernäs, Ekerö, Elimo, Fiskars, Forsby, Gammelby, Gennäs, Grabbskog, Grännäs, Gumnäs, Gästerby, Hindraböle, Hällskulla, Järnvik, Kila, Klinkbacka, Kockböle (en del av Persböle), Koppskog, Kvarnby, Kyrkbacka, Lillfors, Munckbacka, Mörby, Nygård, Näsby, Pentby, Persböle, Ramskulla, Sidsbacka, Sjösäng, Skarpkulla, Skogböle (fi. Kuovila), Skogäng, Skrittskog, Skuru, Slicko, Sonabacka, Spakanäs, Starrböle, Stålbacka, Sunnanvik, Svedjeby, Sällvik, Torby, Trädbollstad, Åminne and Åminnefors.
The River of Fiskars flowed through the former municipality and Flacksjö is a lake.
Please note, however, that Pohja Manor is located in the city of Salo.
Notable residents
Charles Linn – one of the founders of Birmingham, Alabama
Peter Lindroos – opera singer
References
External links
Media related to Pohja at Wikimedia Commons
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