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Old RaumaUNESCO World Heritage SiteStreet in Old RaumaLocationRauma, FinlandCriteriaCultural: iv, vReference582Inscription1991 (15th session)Area29 haBufferxc2xa0zone142 haCoordinates61xc2xb007xe2x80xb242xe2x80xb3N 21xc2xb030xe2x80xb242xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf61.12833xc2xb0N 21.51167xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 61.12833; 21.51167Location of Old Rauma in Finland
Old Rauma (Finnish: Vanha Rauma, Swedish: Gamla Raumo) is the wooden city centre of the town of Rauma, Finland.
The area of Old Rauma is about 0.3xc2xa0km2, with approximately six hundred buildings (counting both proper houses and smaller buildings like sheds) and about 800 people living in the area.
The town of Rauma expanded outside the Old Rauma proper only in the early 19th century.
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.
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The core of the town is Old Rauma, which is composed of some 600 buildings constructed of wood, most of which are privately owned, and covers an area of 29 ha.
Old Rauma is both a commercial and a residential area comprising the town area within the toll boundaries of Rauma in the 19th century.
The architecturally homogenous urban area of Old Rauma is a well preserved and representative example of traditional Nordic wooden town building techniques and traditions.
Criterion (iv): The town of Old Rauma constitutes one of the best preserved and most expansive examples of northern European architecture and urbanism.
Criterion (v): Old Rauma is an outstanding example of a Nordic city constructed in wood, and acts as a witness to the history of traditional settlements in northern Europe.
Old Rauma includes all elements necessary to express its Outstanding Universal Value, namely the entire urban area dating back to between the 17th and 19th centuries, when the town expanded to the west.
The buffer zone of Old Rauma is based on local topography and its scale allows to include all visual and historic elements in the vicinity of the property.
The authenticity of Old Rauma is based on the well-preserved historic urban fabric, including different historic layers and building traditions.
Old Rauma has preserved its function as a residential area and commercial centre with its Market Square and a variety of shops along the main streets.
The use of traditional building techniques, skills and materials in maintenance and repairs helps preserve the cultural historic spirit of Old Rauma.
Old Rauma is protected under the national legislation.
Climate change may threaten individual buildings of Old Rauma, due to increasingly humid and warm winters that lead to a proliferation of harmful insects in wooden structures.