Utö (Finland) - SpeedyLook encyclopedia

Geography

Utö is a island south-west of the Finland located in the Baltic, in the south of the Finnish Archipel of which it forms part. Island of the commune of Korpo, it is the inhabited island more in the south of Finland.

The island small, rock and is made of several Péninsule S delimiting three principal bays (of which that of Kesnäs bukten, largest, with the south and that of Fladan, in the north, which shelter the port) and of many splits (of which that of Östervik in the east). Its Végétation close-cropped, is deprived of Forêt but made up nevertheless of some trees. Only the meadow of Utö is in the East of the island, near the Cimetière, and was used in turn of Pâturage for Vache S, of meadow for the vegetable in cash Foin and today as rich zone wild (Queen-of-meadows and épilobe) and animal, in particular of the Oiseau X.

Utö is surrounded in north by the islands and stripped reefs of Finnskär, Ormskär (largest), Mjälten, Revskär, Gommaskär, Stenskär, Gräkobbarna, Rödskar, Smörgrund and Kattrumpkobben in north and the North-East, Pattskär, Svartkläppen and Örö bädan in the south and south-east and Trutgrund in south-west. The arm of the sea in the west of the island is called Barskärs fjärden.

The island culminates with 37 meters of altitude to the hill located close to the village.

History

First inhabitants

Utö, then part of the commune of Jurmo. Previously, the island was known fishing and whalers since the 17th century to be a good natural port with bay of Fladan, directed in north, therefore contrary to the full sea, and facing in the island very close to Ormskär. The first two farms, Östergrannas and Södergrannas, are divided each one into two at the end of the Années 1770, giving rise to four fermes : Västergrannas, Norrgrannas, Östergrannas and Södergrannas

Russian period

The population increases then, especially for the Russian period of sovereignty on the Finland (1809 - 1917) where it reaches 129 inhabitants divided in 22 hearths. In 1884, the first school of the island is built in order to teach reading and writing the employees of the sea station of transport built in the Années 1840. The villagers work then in sea transport, the maintenance of the Phare and the office of Douane but of the protests occur in 1912 when the Russians try a Russianization of sea transport and headlight.

Utö becomes again suddenly uninhabited when after having been strengthened by the Russians, it is completely evacuated by the latter which repatriate the population on the continent during the First World War. During the conflict, Utö undergoes many changements : rebuildings of the houses, construction of a way of Railroad (destroyed in the Years 1960) to transport the Ammunition S, construction of a pier in bay of Fladan. The island is attacked only once, in 1915 when the German approach the island, making three wounded. Between these army grounds the village is placed which counts some houses, the pier of the port, the school, the sea station of transport, the Chapelle (built in 1910), the Musée (older building of Utö built in 1753), the Phare (rebuilt in 1814 and electrified in 1935. Previously, the inhabitants were made bury on the island of Jurmo. There does not exist any public transport in Utö which however is served by a service of maritime Taxi

Appendices

External bonds

Official site of Utö
the headlight of Utö

Sources

Official site of Utö - History of Utö
Citizen' S Map Site - Chart of Utö

References

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