The Vihti church village (also known as Vihti; fi, Vihdin kirkonkylä) is the second largest
urban area
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and former
administrative center
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of the
municipality of Vihti (the municipal office moved from the church village to
Nummela in 2004
) in
Uusimaa
Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, He ...
,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. The village is located in the northern part of Vihti on the northern shore of Lake Kirkkojärvi, which belongs to
Lake Hiidenvesi. The village has about 3,500 inhabitants.
The church village includes the Vihti Church, the ruins of St. Britget's Church, the Vihti Museum, the Siirilä Art House and the Summer Theater.
During the summer, the village hosts the ''Wuosisatamarkkinat'' festival and
midsummer
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The undivided Christian Church designated June 24 as the feast day of the early Christian mart ...
celebrations, both of which gather thousands of guests.
In the summer of 2016, a nationwide mission was held in the village.
In 1994, the church village of Vihti was chosen as the Uusimaa Village of the Year.
See also
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Nurmijärvi (village)
The Nurmijärvi church village (also known as Nurmijärvi; fi, Nurmijärven kirkonkylä) is the administrative center of the municipality by the same name in Uusimaa, Finland, with about 8,000 inhabitants. At the end of 2018, the population of th ...
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Vihdintie
Finnish regional road 120 ( fi, Seututie 120, sv, Regionalväg 120), or Vihti Road ( fi, Vihdintie, sv, Vichtisvägen), is a regional road from Haaga in Helsinki to Maikkala in Vihti. The road is part of the former Pori Highway. Regional road 1 ...
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Vihtijärvi
References
Vihti
Villages in Finland
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