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Rauma, Norway

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Rauma kommune
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Rauma kart.png
County Møre og Romsdal
District Romsdal
Municipality
Administrative centre Åndalsnes
Mayor (2005) Torbjørn Rødstøl (Sp)
Official language form Neutral
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage
1,502 Square kilometre>km²
1,442 km²
0.46 %
Population
 - Total (as of 2004>2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density
Ranked 136
7,334
0.16 %
-4.8 %
5/km²
Coordinates
[www.rauma.kommune.no]
[Data from Statistics Norway]
Coordinates: Rauma is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. The municipality is located along the river Rauma, which flows through the valley Romsdal.

View of Åndalsnes from the top of Trollstigen
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View of Åndalsnes from the top of Trollstigen

Rauma is frequently visited by tourists, especially due to the major sights Trollveggen in Romsdalen, and the Trollstigen road to Geiranger.

History

Rødven stave church (built around 1200)


Municipalities of Møre og Romsdal

Aukra | Aure | Averøy | Eide | Frei | Fræna | Giske | Gjemnes | Halsa | Haram | Hareid | Herøy | Kristiansund | Midsund | Molde | Nesset | Norddal | Rauma | Rindal | Sande | Sandøy | Skodje | Smøla | Stordal | Stranda | Sula | Sunndal | Surnadal | Sykkylven | Tingvoll | Ulstein | Vanylven | Vestnes | Volda | Ørskog | Ørsta | Ålesund

 


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