Hitis

Hitis Hitis – Hiittinen
Former Municipality
Hitis kommun Hiittisten kunta
Coat of arms
Country	Finland
Region	Southwest Finland
Established	1861
Merged	1969
Area
• Urban	109.8 km^2 (42.4 sq mi)
Population  (1963)
• Urban	811
• Urban density	7.38/km^2 (19.1/sq mi)
	[2]
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)

Hitis (Finnish: Hiittinen) is a small archipelago and a former municipality in Finland. It lies south from Kimitoön in the province of Southwest Finland.

The main islands of Hitis are Rosala and Hitis. They are connected to the mainland by a ferry. In total there are more than 2000 islands and islets in Hitis, and some of them are still inhabited permanently. There are many summer cottages in Hitis.

Hitis was a trade harbour during the Viking era. Administratively it was part of Kimito until the municipality was established in 1861. During World War II, the battles of Bengtskär and Morgonlandet took place within Hitis. The municipality was merged to Dragsfjärd in 1969.

Villages

Bergö, Biskopsö, Bolax, Böle, Hitis, Holma, Högsåra, Kaxskäla, Kasnäs, Rosala, Stubbnäs, Tunhamn, Vänoxa, Vänö

References

1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. Statistics of Hitis (in Finnish)

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