Kuusisto ( fi, Kuusisto; sv, Kustö) is an island and former municipality in

Kaarina Kaarina (; sv, S:t Karins, i.e. " Saint Catherine's") is a small town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region and is a neighbouring town of Turku, which is the capital of Southwest Finland, therefore Kaarina ...

, Finland. The island is about 12 km long and 2 km wide. Its main attraction is Kuusisto Castle.

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

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

in 1946. 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''.

Gallery

File:Bridge from Kuusisto to Ryövärinholma Kaarina Finland.jpg, Bridge to Rövarholmen island in the southwest of Kuusisto Island File:Digita Oy tv & radio tower in Kuusisto Kaarina Finland.jpg,

Yle Yleisradio Oy ( Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle ; sv, Rundradion Ab, italics=no), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, found ...

broadcasting tower run by Digita Oy in the southwest of Kuusisto Island.

References

{{authority control Former municipalities of Finland Islands of Finland Kaarina