Houtskär municipality
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Houtskär municipality was a former island municipality in Finland’s Southwest Archipelago, known for its scattered islands, maritime culture, and Swedish-speaking population.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Houtskär municipality canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former municipality
ⓘ
island municipality ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Baltic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | coastal Baltic climate ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| dissolvedOn | 2009 ⓘ |
| geographicalCharacteristic |
archipelago
ⓘ
scattered islands ⓘ |
| hasCulturalCharacteristic |
fishing traditions
ⓘ
maritime culture ⓘ seafaring traditions ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
ferry services
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
navigational channels and lighthouses nearby
ⓘ
numerous small islands and skerries ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | archipelago boat-building traditions ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | rural ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Swedish-speaking Finns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Archipelago Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwest Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwest Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ Turku archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Archipelago Sea of the Baltic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Pargas (current name of Väståboland)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Väståboland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityLanguage | Finnish ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| partOf |
Väståboland (after consolidation)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Åboland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | predominantly Swedish-speaking ⓘ |
| region | Southwest Finland region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
ferry connections between islands
ⓘ
road ferry to mainland or larger islands ⓘ |
| wasAdministeredAs | municipality of Finland ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.