Kodisjoki Explained

Kodisjoki
Official Name:Finnish: Kodisjoen kunta
Swedish: Kodisjoki kommun
Settlement Type:Former municipality
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Finland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Western Finland Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Satakunta
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1896
Extinct Title:Merged into Rauma
Extinct Date:2007
Population Total:522
Population As Of:2006-12-31
Area Land Km2:41.16
Area Water Km2:1.67

Kodisjoki is a village and a former municipality of Finland. At the time of the municipality's disestablishment, Kodisjoki was located in the province of Western Finland, now it is in the Satakunta region. Kodisjoki became part of the city of Rauma in 2007.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Geography

Kodisjoki bordered Rauma, Lappi, Laitila and Pyhäranta. Until 1997, it bordered Rauman maalaiskunta instead of Rauma.

Villages

Officially Kodisjoki only had a single village, also called Kodisjoki.[1] The village consists of multiple parts: Ahteri, Heikolankulma, Heinilä, Isopuoli, Sahankulma, Vuorela and Ylöjänpää.[2]

History

Kodisjoki was first mentioned in 1504 as a part of the Laitila parish. Its name is derived from a dialectal word kodiksin/kodismaa[3] referring to a garden or a small field next to a house. The name of Kodjala in Laitila has a similar etymology. Kodisjoki became a separate municipality in 1896, but due to its small size, it was still ecclesiastically subordinate to Laitila.[4] [5]

Kodisjoki was consolidated with the town of Rauma in 2007.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf. 170. January 3, 2023. kaino.kotus.fi. fi.
  2. Web site: Karttapaikka - Maanmittauslaitos. January 3, 2023. asiointi.maanmittauslaitos.fi. fi.
  3. Web site: kodismaa - Koko artikkeli - Suomen murteiden sanakirja. January 3, 2023. kaino.kotus.fi. fi.
  4. Web site: Suomen Sukututkimusseura. January 3, 2023. hiski.genealogia.fi. fi.
  5. Web site: SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf. 170. January 3, 2023. kaino.kotus.fi. fi.