Old Rauma is the wooden city centre of the town of Rauma, Finland. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The area of Old Rauma is about 0.3 km², with approximately six hundred buildings and about 800 people living in the area. The town of Rauma expanded outside the Old Rauma proper only in the early 19th century. The oldest buildings date from the 18th century, as two fires of 1640 and 1682 destroyed the town. Most buildings are currently inhabited and owned by private individuals, although along the two main streets and around the town square they are mainly outside in business use.
Locations of special interest include the Kirsti house, which is a seaman's house from the 18th and 19th centuries, and the Marela house, which is a shipowner's house dating to the 18th century but with a 19th-century facade, both of which are currently museums.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Rauma
Official website http://www.oldrauma.fi/
More information on the UNESCO website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/582
Email matkailu@rauma.fi
Phone +358 28 34 4551
Address 7 Isokirkkokatu, Rauma 26100, Finland
Coordinates 61°7'41.999" N 21°30'42.001" E