Vihti (village)
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The Vihti church village (also known as Vihti; Finnish: Vihdin kirkonkylä) is the second largest urban area and former administrative center of the municipality of Vihti (the municipal office moved from the church village to Nummela in 2004[1]) in Uusimaa, Finland. The village is located in the northern part of Vihti on the northern shore of Lake Kirkkojärvi, which belongs to Lake Hiidenvesi. The village has about 3,500 inhabitants.[2]
The church village includes the Vihti Church, the ruins of St. Britget's Church, the Vihti Museum, the Siirilä Art House and the Summer Theater.[1][3] During the summer, the village hosts the Wuosisatamarkkinat festival and midsummer celebrations, both of which gather thousands of guests.[1] In the summer of 2016, a nationwide mission was held in the village.[4]
In 1994, the church village of Vihti was chosen as the Uusimaa Village of the Year.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Vihdin kirkonkylä" (in Finnish). Vihdin kirkonkylän kyläyhdistys ry. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "Yleistietoa Vihdistä" (in Finnish). Municipality of Vihti. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "Vihdin kylät" (in Finnish). Municipality of Vihti. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "Olet tässä - Lähetysjuhlat 2016". Vihdin seurakunta (in Finnish). Retrieved April 26, 2021.
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