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'''Pargas''' ({{lang-fi|'''Parainen'''}}) ({{lang-fi|Länsi-Turunmaa}} and [[Swedish language|Swedish]]: ''Väståboland'' in 2009–2011) is a [[Municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]], in the [[Archipelago Sea]]. The big [[limestone]] mine in [[Pargas (former municipality)|Pargas]] is the base of the main industry and except for the central parts, the municipality is still mostly rural. |
'''Pargas''' ({{lang-fi|'''Parainen'''}}) ({{lang-fi|Länsi-Turunmaa}} and [[Swedish language|Swedish]]: ''Väståboland'' in 2009–2011) is a [[Municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]], in the [[Archipelago Sea]]. The big [[limestone]] mine in [[Pargas (former municipality)|Pargas]] is the base of the main industry and except for the central parts, the municipality is still mostly rural. |
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Pargas is located in [[Åboland]] in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Western Finland]] and is part of the [[Southwest Finland]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. It was created as Väståboland on |
Pargas is located in [[Åboland]] in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Western Finland]] and is part of the [[Southwest Finland]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. It was created as Väståboland on 1 January 2009 in [[Southwest Finland]], when the municipalities of [[Pargas (former municipality)|Pargas]], [[Nagu, Finland|Nagu]], [[Korpo]], [[Houtskär]] and [[Iniö]] were united into a single municipality. |
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The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Infobox Finnish municipality/population count|Pargas}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Infobox Finnish municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }})<ref name="population_count" /> and covers an area of {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish municipality/total area|Pargas}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish municipality/waters area|Pargas}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The [[population density]] is {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish municipality/population density|Pargas|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. |
The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Infobox Finnish municipality/population count|Pargas}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Infobox Finnish municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }})<ref name="population_count" /> and covers an area of {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish municipality/total area|Pargas}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish municipality/waters area|Pargas}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The [[population density]] is {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish municipality/population density|Pargas|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. |
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Revision as of 14:47, 16 October 2018
Template:Infobox Finnish municipality Pargas (Template:Lang-fi) (Template:Lang-fi and Swedish: Väståboland in 2009–2011) is a municipality of Finland, in the Archipelago Sea. The big limestone mine in Pargas is the base of the main industry and except for the central parts, the municipality is still mostly rural.
Pargas is located in Åboland in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. It was created as Väståboland on 1 January 2009 in Southwest Finland, when the municipalities of Pargas, Nagu, Korpo, Houtskär and Iniö were united into a single municipality.
The municipality has a population of Template:Infobox Finnish municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[1] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.[2] The population density is [convert: invalid number].
The town is bilingual with a majority (0%) speaking Swedish as their native language.[3]
Economy
Pargas has a large limestone industry, with the industry and Nordkalk as an important local employer, agriculture employs many in the rural regions of the municipality. Furthermore, the shipping industry is a relevant industry in the region.[4] The municipality is suffering from high debt.[5]
History
Archaeological excavations revealed that the vikings used to travel to the archipelago in the 9th century.[4]
Karin Thomasdotter (1610–1697), who served as vogt in Pargas for over forty years, was one of the longest serving vogts, and also one of only two females to have the position in contemporary Finland.[6][7]
Recent history
On 1 January 2009, Pargas, Nagu, Korpo, Houtskär and Iniö merged to Pargas municipality.[4]
Name dispute
Shortly after the merge people started debating if the "Väståboland" name was the right name for the merged municipality, those arguing against the Väståboland name, proposed Pargas as a 'new' name. The former municipalities could not agree on a new name and Pargas insisted on a change, so the state had to step in and decided the name to be Väståboland/Länsi-Turunmaa.[8] The debates became heated and a referendum was arranged to decide what name the municipality should have in May 2011.[9] The result of the referendum showed that 57,7% of the voters supported "Pargas" and 40.1% of voters supported "Väståboland". Though the overall majority supported changing the name, there was an overwhelming support for the name "Väståboland" in 4 out of 5 of the former municipalities. In Iniö only 1 voter out of 173 total voted for "Pargas", in all the four 62 out of 2060, while in Pargas 74,5% voted for "Pargas".[10]
The municipality council (Template:Lang-sv) decided on 14 June 2011 in favour of the majority population and decided to rename the municipality "Pargas" on 1 January 2012.[11] Though there has been legal complications and the council decision to rename will be taken to court, the court might override the council decision.[12] The Council considered to take this issue up again for debate and vote.[13] The council made a re-vote on 6 September 2011 with 25 votes for "Pargas", 17 for "Väståboland" and 1 blank vote.[14]
Merge with Kimitoön
The possibility of merging with Kimitoön to form a single municipality that would include the entire Åboland archipelago has been discussed since 2007, with interest being reignited by the healthcare reforms.[15]
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Pargas is twinned with:
Haninge Municipality, Sweden
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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population_by_languagewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c "Discovering Swedish-speaking municipalities: Pargas". Helsinkitimes.fi. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Ekonomin högst upp på den väståboländska agendan". Svenska.yle.fi. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Suomen kansallisbiografia (National Biography of Finland)
- ^ Ohlander, Ann-Sofie. Tusen svenska kvinnoår, 2008. Upplaga 3. uppl.
- ^ "Det blev Väståboland stad". Hbl.fi. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Oy, Ch5 Finland. "Folkomröstning angående stadens namn". Vastaboland.fi. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Oy, Ch5 Finland. "Rådgivande kommunal folkomröstning 22.5 - resultat". Vastaboland.fi. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Väståboland blir Pargas". Hbl.fi. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Namnbråket i Väståboland till domstol". Hbl.fi. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Regeringen ändrar på förutsättningen för namnfrågan". Svenska.yle.fi. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Oy, Ch5 Finland. "Fullmäktige beslöt om stadens namn". Vastaboland.fi. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ ""Åboländsk storkommun måste diskuteras"". Svenska.yle.fi. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
External links
Media related to Pargas at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Pargas – Official website
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