Rauma, Norway
| Rauma kommune | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°30′17″N 7°46′55″E / 62.50472°N 7.78194°ECoordinates: 62°30′17″N 7°46′55″E / 62.50472°N 7.78194°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Romsdal | ||
| Administrative centre | Åndalsnes | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (1999) | Torbjørn Rødstøl (Sp) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,502.21 km2 (580.01 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,442.12 km2 (556.81 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 60.09 km2 (23.20 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 51 in Norway | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 7,413 | ||
| • Rank | 136 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -0.03 % | ||
| Demonym | Raumaværing[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1539 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www.rauma.kommune.no | ||
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Rauma is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The administrative centre is the village of Åndalsnes. Other villages include Vågstranda, Voll, Innfjorden, Veblungsnes, Verma, Isfjorden, Eidsbygda, Rødven, Åfarnes, and Mittet. The municipality surrounds part of the Romsdalsfjord and the Romsdal valley.
European Route E136 and Norwegian National Road 63 run through the municipality. The Rauma railway line runs through the municipality, over the Kylling Bridge, and terminates at Åndalsnes Station. The nearest airports are Ålesund Airport (135 km by road from Åndalsnes) and Molde Airport (55 km by road plus a road ferry).
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[edit] General information
The municipality of Rauma was established on 1 January 1964 when the old municipalities of Eid (population: 381), Grytten (population: 3,683), Hen (population: 1,663), Voll (population: 1,163), and the southern part of Veøy (population: 1,400) were all merged together to form one municipality.[2]
[edit] Name
The municipality is named after the Rauma River, which flows through the Romsdal valley.[3]
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 4 November 1983. The three points on the arms represent the two and a half mountains of Vengetindane, Trolltindane and Romsdalshornet, all located in the municipality.[4]
[edit] Churches
The Church of Norway has seven parishes within the municipality of Rauma. It is part of the Diocese of Møre and the Rural Deanery (Prosti) of Indre Romsdal.
| Parish (Sokn) |
Church Name | Year Built | Location of the Church |
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| Eid og Holm | Eid kyrkje | 1796 | Eidsbygda |
| Holm kyrkje | 1907 | Holm | |
| Rødven kyrkje | 1907 | Rødven | |
| Rødven stavkyrkje | c. 1200 | Rødven | |
| Grytten | Grytten kyrkje | 1829 | Veblungsnes |
| Hen | Hen kyrkje | 1831 | Isfjorden |
| Kors | Kors kyrkje | 1797 | Maurstein |
| Voll | Voll kyrkje | 1896 | Voll |
| Innfjorden bedehuskapell | 1976 | Innfjorden | |
| Vågstranda | Vågstranda kyrkje | 1870 | Vågstranda |
| Øverdalen | Øverdalen kyrkje | 1902 | Verma |
[edit] Geography
The municipality surrounds the eastern part of the Romsdalsfjord, Isfjorden, and Rødvenfjorden, and it is south of the Langfjorden. It also surrounds the Romsdal valley and the Rauma River from the mouth to the Oppland county border.
The Kyrkjetaket and Gjuratinden mountains lie in the northeastern part of the municipality. The mountains Romsdalshornet, Store Trolltind, Trollryggen, Store Venjetinden, and the Troll Wall are all in the central part of the municipality in the Romsdalsalpene mountain range. The mountains Karitinden and Puttegga are located in the southwestern part of the municipality. Part of Reinheimen National Park lies within the municipality.
[edit] Attractions
Rauma is frequently visited by tourists, especially due to the major sights:
- Trollveggen in Romsdalen valley
- Trollstigen road to Geiranger
- Rødven stave church (built around the year 1200)
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/nb-no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskrivning_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn/.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1908) (in Norwegian). Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt (13 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 239. http://books.google.com/books?id=yGtBAAAAIAAJ.
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/r/rauma.htm. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
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