Editing Rauma, Finland (section)

==History==
In the 14th century, before it was declared a town, Rauma had a [[Franciscan]] [[monastery]] and a [[Catholic]] church. In 1550, the townsmen of Rauma were [[History of Helsinki|ordered to relocate]] to [[Helsinki]], but this was unsuccessful and Rauma continued to grow.

[[File:Raumo - Johan Knutson - Finland framställdt i teckningar - 22.jpg|thumb|left|Illustration in ''[[Finland framstäldt i teckningar]]'', edited by [[Zacharias Topelius]] and published 1845–1852.]]

Practically the whole wooden part of the town of Rauma was devastated in the fires of 1640 and 1682. The city centre, which mostly comprised the entire town until 1809, has approximately 600 wooden buildings. The [[Neo-Renaissance]] style of many of the houses is a result of prosperity brought on by seafaring. In 1897 Rauma had the largest fleet of sailing ships in Finland, totalling 57 vessels. Goods were mainly exported to [[Germany]], [[Stockholm]] and the [[Baltic states]]. As the [[Crimean War]] broke out in 1853, Rauma was attacked by [[French Navy|French]] and [[British navy]] in 1855 during the [[Åland War]]. In the 1890s, Rauma got a teacher's college (a 'seminar'), which was later annexed to the [[University of Turku]]. A part of the department of education still exists in Rauma.

The name ''Rauma'' comes from the [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] word ''strauma'', meaning "stream".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.katajala.net/keskiaika/suomi/kaupungit.html |title=Keskiaika - Suomen kaupungit keskiajalla |access-date=2011-09-16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308053256/http://www.katajala.net/keskiaika/suomi/kaupungit.html |archive-date=2016-03-08 }}</ref>