Old Rauma
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iv), (v).
Region
Europe and North America
Finland
Inscribed
1991
Area
29 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Old Rauma is about 40 km south of Pori. The nearest other World Heritage site is Sammallahdenmäki, about 14 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Pori · about 77,000 peopleabout 40 km north
- Turku · about 176,000 peopleabout 85 km south-east
- Tampere · about 259,000 peopleabout 130 km east
- Hämeenlinna · about 47,000 peopleabout 160 km east
- Helsinki · about 1,115,000 peopleabout 210 km south-east
- Vaasa · about 57,000 peopleabout 220 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
FinlandCultural14 km away
FinlandCultural99 km away
FinlandCultural219 km away
Finland, SwedenNatural223 km away
FinlandCultural230 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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