Vihti (village)

{{Short description|Village in Uusimaa, Finland}}

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Vihdin kirkonkylä ({{Literal translation|Vihti church village}}) is the second largest urban area of the Vihti municipality in Uusimaa, Finland. It was the administrative center of the municipality until 2004, when the municipal office moved to Nummela.{{cite web |title=Vihdin kirkonkylä |url=http://www.kirkonkyla.fi/vihti-kk/ |access-date=April 26, 2021 |publisher=Vihdin kirkonkylän kyläyhdistys ry |language=fi}} It is located in the northern part of Vihti on the shore of Kirkkojärvi basin of Lake Hiidenvesi. In 2022, the urban settlement had 3,339 inhabitants.{{Cite web |title=Population 31.12. by Year, Urban settlement and Information |url=https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWebPxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_14f7.px/ |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Statistics Finland’s database |language=en}}

Vihti Church, the ruins of St. Bridget's Church. the Vihti Museum, the Siirilä Art House and the Summer Theater are located in the urban area.{{cite web|url=http://www.vihti.fi/kuntana/yleistietoa-vihdista/vihdin-kylat/|title=Vihdin kylät|publisher=Municipality of Vihti|access-date=April 26, 2021|language=fi}} During the summer, the area hosts the Wuosisatamarkkinat festival and midsummer celebrations, both of which gather thousands of guests. In the summer of 2016, a nationwide mission was held in Vihdin kirkonkylä{{cite web|url=http://www.vihdinseurakunta.fi/fi/toiminta/olet_tassa_-_lahetysjuhlat_2016/?id=924|title=Olet tässä - Lähetysjuhlat 2016|work=Vihdin seurakunta|access-date=April 26, 2021|language=fi}}

In 1994, Vihdin kirkonkylä was chosen as the Village of the Year in Uusimaa.