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In the News (Tue 17 Nov 09)

  
  Rauman kaupunki
Rauma, founded in 1442, is an idyllic seaside town steeped in culture.
The heart of the town is Old Rauma, which is the largest preserved coherent medieval wooden town area in the Nordic region.
Rauma, Pori, Tampere and Turku have joined together to publish a brochure on their cities intended for foreign OL3 employees
www.rauma.fi /english/immigrants/default.htm   (143 words)

  
  Rauma - Wikitravel
Rauma (Finnish) or Raumo (Swedish) [1] is a town in Southern Finland.
Rauma is the third oldest town in Finland, and currently houses approximately 40,000 inhabitants.
Old Rauma [4] (Vanha Rauma) is the largest uniform wooden town in the Nordic Countries, and it was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List on the eve of the 550th anniversary of the city.
wikitravel.org /en/Old_Rauma   (2621 words)

  
 Rauma Folk High School - Rauma folkehøgskole   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rauma Folkehøgskole is a Norwegian Folk High School which by definition is a boarding school offering general education through a great variety of courses and subjects.
Rauma Folkehøgskole is beautifully situated in Molde overlooking the Romsdal fjord surrounded by the famous Romsdal alps.
At Rauma you will be integrated in classes with the Norwegian students according to the focus area course (12-15 lessons per week) and the options (2-3 lessons per week) you have chosen.
www.rauma.fhs.no /Sider.aspx?SideId=23&MenyId=31   (1653 words)

  
 RAILWAY LINES in the 19th century
Rauma, which first received the privilege of being called a town in 1442, is one of the six Finnish towns dating from the middle ages.
Rauma had at the end of the 19th century one of the largest tonnage of sailing ships in Finland, and this brought wealth and an intensive reconstruction period within.
In 1892 Rauma town decided to build its own railway from the state railways Tampere-Pori line, which was under construction, to Rauma, and to construct a modern harbor, so the railway could benefit as a bridge line from the traffic volumes.
personal.inet.fi /private/raumarail/main.htm   (465 words)

  
 Rauma
The river Rauma is actually all the valley floor there is and the Kylling bridge connects the sides of the valley 60 metres above the surging waters.
Verma is the easternmost region of Rauma, at the border to Oppland county.
Rauma Golfclub is a golf course with 6 holes and a variation of difficulties.
www.gonorway.no /norway/counties/more-and-romsdal/rauma/7635f2a8c25a550/index.html   (2477 words)

  
 Old Rauma - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
Rauma is an outstanding example of an old Nordic city constructed in wood, a veritable conservatory of traditional settlements in this part of Europe.
Rauma on Finland's west coast is well on the tourist track, but that still doesn't mean crowds in August.
Old Rauma is a delightful town of wooden houses from the 18th through 20th centuries (about 600) each of which has its own name written on the side in gothic letters.
www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/oldrauma.html   (369 words)

  
 Rauma: English Resume
The maritime education in Rauma traces its roots to the year 1880 and so it is celebrating 125 years of service this year.
The Nautical School of Rauma was first located at various addresses around the town and it moved in 1900 into the new purpose-built premises, where the Rauma Maritime Museum is located nowadays.
Rauma in south-western Finland was founded in 1442 and it is the third-oldest town in Finland.
www.rao.rauma.fi /index.php?id=715   (1088 words)

  
 Rauma kommune   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Planen er å finne på heimesida til Rauma kommune i menyen til venstre under Høring/Offentlig utlegging.
Innbetaling til den gamle bankkontoen vil automatisk bli overført til den nye i minst 1 år framover.
Rauma kommune har fått kr 200.000,- fra Direktoratet for naturforvaltning.
www.rauma.kommune.no /default.asp   (432 words)

  
 Finland’s Rauma
Pale blues, deep reds, rich browns and yellows in hues from buttercup to mustard paint the houses of Old Rauma, the historic core of one of the oldest harbor towns in Finland.
Rauma’s Old Town is an unusual World Heritage Site because it is both a residential area and a tourist attraction.
Rauma is one of the cities on Finland's King's Road (http://www.thekingsroad.com/west.html), a collection of signposted tourist routes through some of the most scenic and historic parts of the country.
www.jaxfax.com /news/Europe/article.shtml?ID=546   (844 words)

  
 Rauma Blues - Rauma Blues 2006 en
Once again Rauma is up for a blues cocktail that would weaken the knees of Bond himself.
Born February 18th 1941, Irma Thomas is one of the most valued singers of the American rhythm and blues.
When Erja Lyytinen stood at the Rauma Blues stage for the first time in 2002, she had made a debut album and was predicted a brilliant future in the Finnish root music scene.
en.raumablues.com   (301 words)

  
 Rauma Blues - Rauma Blues 2007
ENSI KESÄN RAUMA BLUES VALMISTUU PIKKUHILJAA NIIN ULKASUN KUIN OHJELMAN SUHTEEN.
Kun Erja Lyytinen vuonna 2002 kipusi ensimmäisen kerran Rauma Bluesin päälavalle, hänellä oli plakkarissaan pienten piirien kulttiklassikoksi kivunnut debyyttikiekko ja ennusteet loistavasta tulevaisuudesta suomalaisella juurimusiikkisektorilla.
Vuoden 2006 Rauma Blues kuvia on lisätty kuvagalleriaan.
www.raumablues.com   (238 words)

  
 Excite UK - Regional - Europe - Finland - Western Finland - Localities - Rauma
Excite UK - Regional - Europe - Finland - Western Finland - Localities - Rauma
Find out about the Hotels in Rauma Before you Book.
A town known for its distinctive dialect, lacemaking and wooden old town.
www.excite.co.uk /directory/Regional/Europe/Finland/Western_Finland/Localities/Rauma   (90 words)

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