Editing Masku

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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Masku
| official_name = {{lang|fi|Maskun kunta}}<br />{{lang|sv|Masku kommun}}
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Maskun kirkko.jpg
| image_caption = Masku Church
| image_shield = Askainen.vaakuna.svg
| shield_size = 120x80px
| image_map = Masku sijainti Suomi.svg
| map_caption = Location of Masku in [[Finland]]
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Finland|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Southwest Finland]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]]
| subdivision_name2 = Turku sub-region
| leader_title = Municipal manager
| leader_name = Arto Oikarinen
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|blank_info = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_info|Masku}}
| blank3_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank3_info = [[Humid continental climate#Mild/cool summer subtype|Dfb]]
|timezone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
|utc_offset = +02:00
|timezone_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|utc_offset_DST = +03:00
| website = [http://www.masku.fi/ www.masku.fi]
}}

'''Masku''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈmɑsku}}) is a [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]]. It is located in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Western Finland]] and is part of the [[Southwest Finland]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. The municipality, which is located about {{convert|17|km}} just north of [[Turku]], has a population of {{formatnum:
{{Data Finland municipality/population count|Masku}}}}
({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}}
}})<ref name="population_count" /> and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Masku}}|km2}} of
which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Masku}}|km2|abbr=on}}
is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The [[population density]] is
{{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Masku|round=2}}|PD/km2}}.

The municipality is unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]]. The municipality has also been known as "Masko" in [[Swedish language|Swedish]]. The Swedish name no longer has official status, and is considered outdated according to the [[Institute for the Languages of Finland]].<ref>[http://www.kotus.fi/index.phtml?s=461 Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223065114/http://www.kotus.fi/index.phtml?s=461 |date=2011-12-23 }}</ref>

On January 1, 2009 the municipalities of [[Askainen]] and [[Lemu, Finland|Lemu]] were consolidated with Masku.

== History ==
[[File:Masku.vaakuna.svg|120x120px|thumb|left|The original coat of arms of Masku.]]
Masku is one of the oldest parishes in Finland, having been established in the 13th century. It included [[Merimasku]] until 1577, when it was transferred to [[Naantali]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suomen Sukututkimusseura|url=https://hiski.genealogia.fi/seurakunnat/srk?CMD=SRK&ID=326&TYPE=HTML&LANG=FI|access-date=December 22, 2022|website=hiski.genealogia.fi|language=fi}}</ref> The people of Masku also once held hunting grounds in the Turku archipelago, as evidenced by the toponym ''Maskinnamo'' (originally ''*Maskun Innanmaa'') in [[Korpo]]. There is also a village called ''Maskulainen'' in both [[Rymättylä]] and [[Lemu, Finland|Lemu]], suggesting that the first settlers of those villages came from Masku.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|url=https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|page=264|access-date=December 22, 2022|website=kaino.kotus.fi|language=fi}}</ref>

[[Lemu, Finland|Lemu]] and [[Askainen]] were consolidated with Masku in 2009. Masku adopted Askainen's coat of arms after the merger.

==Notable people==
The most famous resident of Masku is Finnish tennis player [[Jarkko Nieminen]]. Well known football players from Masku include [[Kasper Hämäläinen]], [[Riku Riski]] and [[Roope Riski]]. [[Baron]] [[C. G. E. Mannerheim]], field marshal and 6th [[President of Finland]] was born in [[Louhisaari Manor]] of Askainen in 1867.<ref>{{cite book|title= Everyman's Encyclopedia |volume= 8 |year= 1978 |publisher= J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd |isbn = 0-460-04020-0}}{{page needed|date=May 2024}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Kankainen manor 1 AB.jpg|[[Kankainen Manor]]
File:Louhisaari.JPG|[[Louhisaari Manor]]
File:Maskun rautatieasema 1 AB.jpg|[[Masku railway station]], closed in 1993
File:Aitsaari.jpg| Oukkulanlahti
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Hemminki of Masku]]
*[[Stenberga Castle]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Masku}}
*[http://www.masku.fi/ Municipality of Masku] – Official website {{in lang|fi}}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Masku
 | N  = [[Mynämäki]], [[Nousiainen]]
 | NE = {{Tooltip|''Kuhankuono''|boundary stone where 7 municipalities meet}}
 | E  = [[Rusko]]
 | S  = [[Naantali]], [[Raisio]]
 | W  = [[Taivassalo]]
 | NW = [[Vehmaa]]
}}
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[[Category:Populated coastal places in Finland]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Southwest Finland]]


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