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'''Halikko''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈhɑlikːo}}) is a [[list of former municipalities of Finland|former municipality]] of [[Finland]] that existed until December 31, 2008. On January 1, 2009, the municipality was merged with the larger neighboring '''[[Salo, Finland|Salo]]'''. Before the merge Halikko had become a rapidly urbanizing rural area.<ref>''FACTA - tietosanakirja'', p 206. WSOY, 2006. {{ISBN|951-0-31930-9}} {{in lang|fi}}</ref>

It was located in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Western Finland]] and was part of the [[Southwest Finland]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. The municipality had a population of 9,491 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 357.31&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (excluding sea) of which 0.52&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> was inland water. The [[population density]] was 26.60 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.

The municipality was unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]].
[[File:Halikonjokilaakso.jpg|thumb|The valley of Halikko River]]

==History==
There is evidence that areas in Halikko has been settled in the [[Stone Age]]. One of the prehistoric villages, Rikala, became an important trade and meeting place on the Finnish coast during the [[Iron Age]]. The [[vikings]] sailed to Rikala to trade with the finns. Several Iron Age treasures has been found in Halikko, e.g. the [[Treasure of Halikko]].

In the first centuries of the Swedish rule in Finland, the land was given to the ruling class. Manors of Åminne, Vuorentaka <ref name="EB1911"/> and Wiurila were founded and they became powerful owners in Halikko. The oldest documented record of Halikko is from 1313. The stone church of Halikko was built in 1440.

The municipality of Halikko was formed in 1865 due to the municipal reform. The count of Wiurila became the first municipal manager. In 1932 Halikko had to give land to its growing neighbour [[Salo, Finland|Salo]]. In 1967 the municipality of [[Angelniemi]] was merged with Halikko.

On January 1, 2009, Halikko ceased to exist as it was attached to the City of [[Salo, Finland|Salo]]. The territory of the former Halikko thus changed status from rural to urban.

==Name==
The name ''Halikko'' is mentioned for the first time in 1313. One theory is that the name derives from the [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]] name ''Halicho'' or ''Halik''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ymparisto.fi/download.asp?contentid=57338&lan=FI |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227035109/http://www.ymparisto.fi/download.asp?contentid=57338&lan=FI |archive-date=2012-02-27 }}</ref>

Saulo Kepsu has suggested that the toponym is Finnic in origin, being derived a possible pre-Christian personal name ''*Halikka'' or ''*Halikkoi'', which would be derived from the verb ''haluta'' (to want).<ref>{{Cite web|title=SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|url=https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|page=65|access-date=November 11, 2022|website=kaino.kotus.fi|language=fi}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Arvid Horn|Count Arvid Bernhard Horn af Ekebyholm]] (1664 in Vuorentaka Manor – 1742) a Swedish general, diplomat and politician.<ref name="EB1911">{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Horn, Arvid Bernhard, Count | volume= 13 |last= Bain |first= Robert Nisbet |author-link= Robert Nisbet Bain| pages = 695&ndash;696 |short= 1 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Halikko Church]]

==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051025025931/http://www.halikko.fi/matkailu/englanniksi.htm Former official site]

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