Snappertuna
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Snappertuna | |
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Former municipality | |
| Snappertunan kunta Snappertuna kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Snappertuna in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Snappertuna | |
  Snappertuna Location within Uusimaa  Snappertuna Location within Finland  Snappertuna Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 59°59′53.7″N 023°39′08.5″E / 59.998250°N 23.652361°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Province | Uusimaa Province |
| Established | 1865[1] |
| Merged into Ekenäs | 1977 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 171.9 km2 (66.4 sq mi) |
| Population (1975-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,373 |
| • Density | 7.987/km2 (20.69/sq mi) |
| Official languages | Swedish |
Snappertuna is a former municipality of Finland which was located in the province of Uusimaa. Snappertuna was consolidated with Ekenäs on 1 January 1977, except for a small area that was merged into Karis.[1][3] Today Snappertuna is a part of Raseborg town formed in 2009.
Snappertuna houses the Raseborg Castle, a medieval castle after which the town of Raseborg is named.[1]
The municipality was unilingually Swedish.
