Vihti (village)

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 center of the Vihti village

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
  1. "Vihdin kirkonkylä" (in Finnish). Vihdin kirkonkylän kyläyhdistys ry. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  2. "Yleistietoa Vihdistä" (in Finnish). Municipality of Vihti. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  3. "Vihdin kylät" (in Finnish). Municipality of Vihti. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  4. "Olet tässä - Lähetysjuhlat 2016". Vihdin seurakunta (in Finnish). Retrieved April 26, 2021.

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