Degerby
Degerby
Degerby kommun | |
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Former Finnish municipality | |
The church village of Degerby. The church building from 1932 in the background. | |
Location of Degerby in Uusimaa region | |
| Coordinates: 60°5′7″N 24°10′40″W / 60.08528°N 24.17778°W | |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Raseborg sub-region |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Ceased to exist | 31.12. 1945 |
| Seat | Degerby Town Hall |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Council |
| • First chair of municipal council | Gustaf Adolf Lindroth |
| Area | |
• Total | 82.4 km2 (31.8 sq mi) |
| Population (1940) | |
• Total | 1 493 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 |
| Postal code | 10161 |
Degerby is a former Finnish municipality located in Uusimaa region in Finland. Degerby was founded in 1867 after it gained its independence from the municipality of Ingå. The municipality ceased to exist in 1945 after major part of it became a part of the Soviet naval base Porkkala.
In 1940 there were 1 490 people living in Degerby with majority of people speaking Swedish as their mother tongue. The church village of Degerby, which was also the administrative centre of the municipality, is listed as a Built cultural heritage site of national significance by the Finnish Heritage Agency.
The neighbouring municipalities of Degerby were Siuntio and Ingå. Nowadays Degerby is part of the municipality of Ingå.