Place:Rauma, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

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NameRauma
TypeMunicipality
Located inMøre og Romsdal, Norway
Contained Places
Former municipality
Eid ( 1964 - present )
Grytten ( 1964 - present )
Hen ( 1964 - present )
Veøy ( 1964 - present )
Voll ( 1964 - present )
Inhabited place
Holm
Rødven
Vågstranda
Åndalsnes
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Rauma is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre is the town of Åndalsnes. Other settlements in Rauma include the villages of Vågstranda, Måndalen, Innfjorden, Veblungsnes, Verma, Isfjorden, Eidsbygda, Rødven, Åfarnes, and Mittet. Most settlement in the municipality is located along the fjords and in the Romsdalen valley.

The municipality surrounds part of the southern end of Romsdalsfjorden and the Isfjorden and it also includes the Romsdalen valley and Romsdalsalpene mountains. In the lower part of the valleys and around Romsdal Fjord and Rødvenfjorden are driven agriculture with emphasis on livestock. The clothing industry has traditionally been a dominant industry in the municipality, especially in Isfjorden. In the summer, Rauma has a fairly large amount of tourist traffic. The top tourist attractions include mountain climbing/hiking, salmon fishing, Trollstigen, and the historic Rødven Stave Church.

The municipality is the 57th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Rauma is the 136th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,468. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 0.7% over the previous 10-year period.

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