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Rautio 
Summary
Rautio is a former municipality, now a small village of Kalajoki, Finland. It was consolidated to Kalajoki in 1973.
Rautio | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
| Raution kunta | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rautio in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°04′29″N 24°12′30″E / 64.0746882°N 24.2083288°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Province | Oulu Province |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia |
| Established | 1912 |
| Merged into Kalajoki | 1973 |
| Seat | Rautio |
| Area | |
| • Land | 190.5 km2 (73.6 sq mi) |
| Population (1972-12-31) | |
| • Total | 1,348 |
History edit
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 edit
- Leonard Typpö (1868 – 1922)
- Elias Simojoki (1899 – 1940)
References edit
- ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 374. Retrieved August 23, 2022.