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6 unusual facts about Rauma


Church of the Holy Cross, Rauma

The church was re-established in 1640 as the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity was destroyed by fire.

Finnish school shooting

A 1989 incident at the Raumanmeri school in Rauma, when a 14-year-old fatally shot two fellow students

Kinno

:for the neighborhood of Rauma, Finland see Kinno, Rauma

Lajo

:for the neighborhood of Rauma, Finland see Lajo, Rauma

Rauma, Finland

Granted town privileges on May 17, 1442 (then under the rule of Sweden), Rauma is known for its paper and maritime industry, high quality lace (since the 18th century) and the old wooden architecture of its centre (Old Rauma, Vanha Rauma), which is a Unesco world heritage site.

In the 14th century, before being declared as a town, Rauma had a Franciscan monastery and a Catholic church.


Carl Gustaf Wolff

In 1867 the private person Carl Gustaf Wolff had more tonnage than the cities Kokkola, Jakobstad, Nykarleby, Kristinestad, Rauma and Pori put together.

Ellen Jokikunnas

Jokikunnas experienced some questionable publicity when her insinuations about Pamela Anderson's breasts and hepatitis C while hosting Raumanmeren juhannus ("The Midsummer Festivals of Rauma") in 2007 – where Anderson was a VIP performer – caused a stir in Finnish tabloids.

Old Rauma

Other sights include the rare stone buildings of the Old Rauma: the Church of the Holy Cross, an old Franciscan monastery church from the 15th century with medieval paintings and the Old Town Hall from 1776.

Rauma Group

Rauma Group is a producer of salmon based in the Romsdal-region in Norway with its headquarters located at Sjøholt, Ørskog.

Sammallahdenmäki

It is located on a hill in a remote area off the road between Tampere and Rauma.

Stuguflåt Bridge

In January 1945, Joachim Rønneberg and SOE agents (Operation Fieldfare) tried to damage the bridge in order to halt the movement by German occupant forces on Rauma Line.


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