Bromarf

Bromarv
Bromarv – Bromarv
Bromarf
Village (former municipality)
Bromarv
Bromarv

Location of Bromarv in Finland
Coordinates: 59°59′30″N 23°02′00″E / 59.99167°N 23.03333°E / 59.99167; 23.03333Coordinates: 59°59′30″N 23°02′00″E / 59.99167°N 23.03333°E / 59.99167; 23.03333
Country Finland
Region Uusimaa
Founded before 1300
Consolidated 1865
Area[1]
 • Total 197.00 km2 (76.06 sq mi)
Population (1973);[1]
 • Total 1,574
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 10570
Climate Dfb
Website http://www.bromarf.fi

Bromarv (formerly Bromarf; Swedish pronunciation: [broːmarv] or Swedish pronunciation: [bruːmarv][2] Finnish: Bromarv) is a village and former municipality of Finland comprising the former municipalities Tenala together with the town of Ekenäs. It was merged with Pohja and Karis to form the new municipality of Raseborg on January 1, 2009.

Bromarv was located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Uusimaa region.

The town was bilingual, with the majority being Swedish speakers (91,7%).

It is noted for its archipelago, part of which is the Raseborgs västra skärgård.

Sub-region of Uusimaa

Bromarv was also the name of a sub-region of Uusimaa, also known as Nyland.

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.toti.eu.com/nordic.municipalities/kunta.asp?id=24 Bromarv information (Finnish)
  2. ↑ http://bebyggelsenamn.sls.fi/bebyggelsenamn/1040/bromarv-raseborg/

External links

Media related to Bromarv at Wikimedia Commons


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