Uskelanjoki
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Uskelanjoki is a river of Finland
. It flows into the Archipelago Sea
through the town of Salo
. The course of the river follows a large, NE–SW oriented bedrock
fracture line which begins from the river estuary in Halikonlahti bay and goes up through the lower reaches of the river and its tributary Terttilänjoki in north. Other tributaries of Uskelanjoki are Rekijoki and Hitolanjoki in north, Kurajoki in Pertteli
and Vähäjoki near Salo. Landslide
s are common in the area, and for example in 1825 the church of Uskela
that stood on the edge of the river was destroyed by a landslide that occurred on Christmas eve
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It flows into the Archipelago Sea
Archipelago Sea
Archipelago Sea is a part of the Baltic Sea between the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the Sea of Åland, within Finnish territorial waters...
through the town of Salo
Salo
Salo may refer to:*Salo, Finland, a town in Western Finland*Salò, a town in Lombardy, Italy**Salò Republic or Italian Social Republic, a puppet state of Nazi Germany*Salo Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota, a township in Minnesota, U.S....
. The course of the river follows a large, NE–SW oriented bedrock
Bedrock
In stratigraphy, bedrock is the native consolidated rock underlying the surface of a terrestrial planet, usually the Earth. Above the bedrock is usually an area of broken and weathered unconsolidated rock in the basal subsoil...
fracture line which begins from the river estuary in Halikonlahti bay and goes up through the lower reaches of the river and its tributary Terttilänjoki in north. Other tributaries of Uskelanjoki are Rekijoki and Hitolanjoki in north, Kurajoki in Pertteli
Pertteli
Pertteli ; ) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 3,833 and covered an area of 156.08 km² of which 1.93 km² is...
and Vähäjoki near Salo. Landslide
Landslide
A landslide or landslip is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rockfalls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore environments...
s are common in the area, and for example in 1825 the church of Uskela
Uskela
Uskela is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to Salo in 1967. Uskela was the oldest congregation of its region; it was formed in the 12th century. Surrounding municipalities were divided from Uskela. The last one was Salo as a market town in 1887. In 1967 Uskela and part of Halikko...
that stood on the edge of the river was destroyed by a landslide that occurred on Christmas eve
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve refers to the evening or entire day preceding Christmas Day, a widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth that takes place on December 25...
.
Sources
- Aartolahti, Toive: The morphology and development of the river valleys in Southwestern Finland, pp. 8-9. Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae. Series A. III. Geologica–Geographica 116. Helsinki: Suomalainen tiedeakatemia 1975.
- Topelius, Zacharias: ”Maanvieremiä Uskelassa”, Maamme kirja. 38. edition. Porvoo: WSOY, 1934.