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Bromarv Bromarv – BromarvBromarf
Village (former municipality)
Bromarv kommun Bromarvin kunta
Coat of arms
Location of Bromarv in Finland
Coordinates: 59°59′30″N 23°02′00″E / 59.99167°N 23.03333°E / 59.99167; 23.03333
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Founded	before 1300
Consolidated	1865
Area
• Total	197.00 km (76.06 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,574
• Density	8.0/km (21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	10570
Climate	Dfb
Website	http://www.bromarv.fi

Bromarv (Finland Swedish: [ˈbroːmɑrv, ˈbruː-]; Finnish: Bromarv) is a village and former municipality of Finland comprising the former municipalities Tenala together with the town of Ekenäs. It was merged with Pohja and Karis to form the new municipality of Raseborg on January 1, 2009.

Bromarv was located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Uusimaa region. The port town of Hanko is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Bromarv.

The town was bilingual, with the majority being Swedish speakers (91,7%).

It is noted for its archipelago, part of which is the Raseborgs västra skärgård.

The municipality is home to the historical Riilahti Manor and the Battle of Gangut War Memorials.

Sub-region of Uusimaa

Bromarv was also the name of a sub-region of Uusimaa, also known as Nyland.

• Midsummer pole in 2019 in Bromarv harbour.
• Bromarv parish granary built in 1878.
• The new church, built in 1981 after the old one was burnt down.

References

1. ^ http://www.toti.eu.com/nordic.municipalities/kunta.asp?id=24 Bromarv information (in Finnish)
2. "Bromarv, Bromarv - Finlandssvenska bebyggelsenamn".
3. Wolff, Charlotta; Nurmiainen, Jouko (2022). Johan Fredrik Aminoff: kustaviaani kahdessa valtakunnassa. Otava, kustannusosakeyhtiö. Helsingissä: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-46554-6.

External links

Media related to Bromarv at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Raseborg Cityscape
Sub-divisions and villages	Billnäs Bromarv Ekenäs Fiskars Karis Pohja Snappertuna Svartå Tenala
Former municipalities	Bromarv Ekenäs Ekenäs landskommun Karis Karis landskommun Pohja Snappertuna Tenala
Archipelago	Ekenäs Archipelago National Park Jussarö Padvalandet Skärlandet
Transport	Coastal Railway Hanko–Hyvinkää railway National road 25 National road 52 National road 51 Skåldö ferry
Buildings	Ekenäs city hall Svartå castle Villa Skeppet
Places of worship	Bromarvs church Ekenäs church Pojo church Sankta Katarina church, Karis Snappertuna church Svartå church Tenala church
Tourist attractions	Raseborgs slott Fiskars bruk Billnäs bruk Svartå bruk Dagmar spring Ekenäs old town
Museums	Ekenäs museum center Fiskars museum Snappertuna museum
Organisations	Axxell Novia University of Applied Sciences BK-46 Ekenäs IF Nyland Brigade Fiskars Sisu Auto
History	Junkarsborg Grabbacka Raseborg Castle Raseborgs grafschaft Battle of Landsbro Dragsvik prison camp Harparskog Line

v t e Municipalities of Uusimaa
Municipalities	Askola Espoo Hanko Helsinki Hyvinkää Ingå Järvenpää Karkkila Kauniainen Kerava Kirkkonummi Lapinjärvi Lohja Loviisa Mäntsälä Myrskylä Nurmijärvi Pornainen Porvoo Pukkila Raseborg Sipoo Siuntio Tuusula Vantaa Vihti
Former municipalities	Bromarv Degerby Ekenäs Ekenäs landskommun Haaga Huopalahti Hyvinkään maalaiskunta Karis Karjalohja Karjaan maalaiskunta Kulosaari Liljendal Lohjan kunta Nummi Nummi-Pusula Oulunkylä Pernå Pohja Porvoon maalaiskunta Pusula Ruotsinpyhtää Sammatti Snappertuna Tenala
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