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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.

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Finland
Located in
Ingå
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dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1946-01-01
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11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • As an independent municipality
  • The Soviet Naval Base Porkkala
  • Demographics
  • Population
  • Geography
  • Villages
  • Traffic
  • Sights
  • See also
  • References

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Degerby” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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