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Rautio

Coordinates: 64°04′29″N 24°12′30″E / 64.0746882°N 24.2083288°E / 64.0746882; 24.2083288
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Rautio
Former municipality
Raution kunta
Coat of arms of Rautio
Location of Rautio in Finland
Location of Rautio in Finland
Coordinates: 64°04′29″N 24°12′30″E / 64.0746882°N 24.2083288°E / 64.0746882; 24.2083288
LandFinnland
ProvinceOulu Province
RegionNorthern Ostrobothnia
Established1912
Merged into Kalajoki1973
SeatRautio
Area
 • Land190.5 km2 (73.6 sq mi)
Population
 (1972-12-31)
 • Total1,348

Rautio is a former municipality, now a small village of Kalajoki, Finland. It was consolidated to Kalajoki in 1973.

History

The name Rautio comes from a word meaning "blacksmith". Rautio has existed at least since 1547, at the time it only had three farms. It was a part of the Kalajoki parish.

Rautio became a chapel community in 1826. In 1912, it became a separate parish and municipality.[1]

Rautio was merged back into Kalajoki in 1973.

People born in Rautio

References

  1. ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 374. Retrieved August 23, 2022.