Köyliö (; ) is a
former municipality of
Finland
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. It was merged to the municipality of
Säkylä
Säkylä () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Satakunta region, southeast of the city of Pori. The municipality has a population of () and the municipality covers an area of of which is inland water (). The population density ...
on 1 January 2016.
It was located in the
Satakunta
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region
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. The population of Köyliö was (30 June 2015)
and covered a land area of .
The population density was .
The municipality was unilingually
Finnish.
It is said that the peasant
Lalli murdered the English
bishop Henry on the ice of
Lake Köyliö in 1156 AD, during the
first Swedish Crusade into Finland. A statue to Lalli was erected at Köyliö in 1989.
Notable people
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Emil Cedercreutz (1879–1949), Baron and sculptor
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Harri Eloranta (born 1963), biathlete
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Wilho Laine (1875–1918), carpenter and politician
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Petteri Orpo
Antti Petteri Orpo (; born 3 November 1969) is a Finland, Finnish politician currently serving as the prime minister of Finland since 2023 and as the leader of the National Coalition Party since 2016. He briefly served as speaker of the Parliame ...
(born 1969), politician; the current
prime minister of Finland
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Jutta Rantala (born 1999), football player
Twinnings
Before the 2016 consolidation, Köyliö was
twinned with;
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Nora, Sweden (1944)
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Kõo, Estonia (1991)
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Fladungen
Fladungen is a town in the Rhön-Grabfeld district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Rhön Mountains, 11 km northwest of Ostheim, 20 km west of Meiningen, and 33 km east of Fulda. It is the northernmost town in Bavaria, b ...
, Germany (1996)
References
External links
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Municipality of Köyliö– Official website
Municipalities of Satakunta
Former municipalities of Finland
Populated places established in 1870
*Köyliö
1870 establishments in Finland
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