Hiittinen

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Hiittinen
Former Municipality
Hiittisten kunta
Hitis kommun
Coat of arms of Hiittinen
Coat of arms
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Country  Finland
Region Southwest Finland
Established 1861
Merged 1969
Area
 • Urban 109.8 km2 (42.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Density 0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Urban 811
 • Urban density 7.38/km2 (19.1/sq mi)
  statistics from 1963[3]
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Hiittinen (Swedish: Hitis) is a small archipelago and a former municipality in Finland. It lies south from Kimitoön in the province of Southwest Finland.

The main islands of Hiittinen are Rosala and Hiittinen. They are connected to the mainland by a ferry. Totally there are over 2 000 islands and islets in Hiittinen, and some of them are still inhabited permanently. There are many summer cottages in Hiittinen.

Hiittinen was a trade harbour during the viking era. Administratively it was part of Kimito until the municipality was established in 1861. During the World War II there were battles of Bengtskär and Morgonlandet in the area of Hiittinen. The municipality was merged to Dragsfjärd in 1969.

Villages

Bergö, Biskopsö, Bolax, Böle, Hitis, Holma, Högsåra, Kaxskäla, Kasnäs, Rosala, Stubbnäs, Tunhamn, Vänoxa, Vänö

References

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  3. Statistics of Hiittinen (Finnish)
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