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== History == Nousiainen was an "ancient parish" (a unit of social organization) before Swedish rule. Nousiainen was the first seat of the bishop of Finland until the early 13th century, when the seat was shifted to [[Koroinen]], nowadays a part of [[Turku]]. It remained, however, a place of pilgrimage throughout the [[Middle Ages]].<ref>David Kirby, ''A Concise History of Finland'' (Cambridge, 2006), p. 7.</ref> The coat of arms of Nousiainen depicts [[Henry (Bishop of Finland)|Bishop Henry]] and [[Lalli]]. Nousiainen was mentioned in 1232 as ''de Nousia'' and in 1234 as ''Nosis''. Its name is derived from a pre-Christian Finnish personal name ''Nousia'', still the name of some 10-20 men in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Digi- ja väestötietovirasto|url=https://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/|date=August 15, 2022|access-date=August 20, 2022|website=verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi|language=fi}}</ref> Even after the bishopric was moved to Koroinen, Nousiainen was still an important pilgrimage site until the reformation, as it was thought that bishop Henry was buried there. The village of [[Nummi (Nousiainen)|Nummi]], the current administrative seat of the municipality, was mentioned in 1380 as ''Nummusby''. Court sessions for Nousiainen, [[Masku]] and [[Santamala]] were held there at the time. By 1556, Nummi was the largest village in Nousiainen.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|url=https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|page=293+294|access-date=August 19, 2022|website=kaino.kotus.fi|language=fi}}</ref>
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