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For the surname, see Nousiainen (surname).

Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality Nousiainen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈnousiˌɑinen]; Template:Lang-sv) is a municipality of Finland.

Located in the province of Western Finland, it is part of the Southwest Finland region. The Finnish-speaking municipality has a population of Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[1] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.[2] The population density is [convert: invalid number]..

History

Nousiainen was the first seat of the bishop of Finland until the early 13th century, whereafter the seat was shifted to Turku. It remained, however, a place of pilgrimage throughout the Middle Ages.[3] The coat of arms of Nousiainen depicts Bishop Henry and Lalli.

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference population_count was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference total_area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ David Kirby, A Concise History of Finland (Cambridge, 2006), p. 7.

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