Rauma

Rauma

Swedish  Raumo,  

      city, southwestern Finland. It lies along the Gulf of Bothnia (Bothnia, Gulf of) north-northwest of Turku. Rauma was first noted in official records in 1442. In 1550, King Gustav I Vasa of Sweden (which then governed Finland) ordered the inhabitants to move to newly founded Helsinki, and Rauma was virtually abandoned for a number of years. In 1855, during the Crimean War, the town was attacked by the British. By the end of the 19th century, Rauma had developed Finland's largest fleet of sailing vessels to export timber. Notable buildings in Rauma include the Church of the Holy Cross, which was part of a 15th-century Franciscan monastery, and the old town hall (1776), now a museum displaying Rauma lace, for which the city has been famous since the European Middle Ages, and an impressive maritime collection. A major seaport, Rauma still exports large quantities of timber and wood products. It has one of the largest drydocks in Finland. Rauma is also a rail terminus, with connections to Pori and Tampere. Other industry in the city includes tanneries and factories manufacturing shoes, cellulose, and munitions. Pop. (2000) 35,163.

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