Rauma Municipality

The municipality of Rauma was established on 1 January 1964 when the following neighboring municipalities were merged together:

{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}

• Eid Municipality (population: 381)
• Grytten Municipality (population: 3,683)
• Hen Municipality (population: 1,663)
• Voll Municipality (population: 1,163)
• the southern part of Veøy Municipality (population: 1,400)

On 1 January 2021, the {{convert|53|km2|adj=on}} Vågstranda area in the northwestern part of Rauma Municipality was transferred to the neighboring Vestnes Municipality.{{Cite web |date=2019-06-21 |title=Vedtak om grensejustering mellom kommunane Rauma og Vestnes, Møre og Romsdal |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/2019-06-20-773 |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=Lovdata.no |language=no}}

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The municipality is named after the Rauma River ({{langx|non|Raumr}}), which flows through the Romsdalen valley into the Romsdal Fjord. It is uncertain if the fjord is named after the river or the river is named after the fjord. The name {{wikt-lang|non|Rauma}} likely comes from the word {{lang|non|raum}} which has an unknown meaning, or it could come from the word {{lang|non|raumr}} which means "roaring waterfall".{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yGtBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1908 |edition=13 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=239 |language=no}}

The coat of arms was granted on 4 November 1983. The official blazon is "Azure, three piles issuant from base argent" ({{langx|no|I blått tre opprette sølv spisser}}). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is three piles pointing upwards from the base of the shield. The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The design was chosen to represent the sky and three local mountains (Vengetindane, Trolltindane and Romsdalshornet). The arms were designed by Jarle Skuseth. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Rauma_(Norway) |access-date=2023-04-14 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}{{Cite web |title=Rauma, Møre og Romsdal (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-15-39.html |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Flags of the World}}{{Cite web |date=1984-01-07 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1983-11-04-1630 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}

The Church of Norway has six parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Rauma Municipality. It is part of the Indre Romsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.

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The municipality surrounds the eastern part of Romsdal Fjord, Isfjorden, and Rødvenfjorden, and it is south of the Langfjorden. It also surrounds the Romsdalen valley and the Rauma River from the mouth to the Innlandet county border.

The Kyrkjetaket and Gjuratinden mountains lie in the northeastern part of the municipality. The mountains Dønttinden, Mannen, Romsdalshornet, Store Trolltinden, Trollryggen, Store Venjetinden, and the Troll Wall are all in the central part of the municipality in the Romsdalsalpene mountain range. The mountains Karitinden, Høgstolen, and Puttegga are located in the southwestern part of the municipality. Part of Reinheimen National Park lies within the municipality. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1998.73|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Puttegga.

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European Route E136, Norwegian County Road 63, and Norwegian County Road 64 all pass through the municipality. The Trollstigen road is part of County Road 63 in Rauma, and it is a famous tourist attraction due to the many hairpin turns on the steep road.

The Rauma railway line also runs through the municipality, over the Kylling Bridge, and terminates at Åndalsnes Station. The nearest airports are Ålesund Airport, Vigra which is {{convert|135|km}} by road from Åndalsnes and Molde Airport which is {{convert|55|km}} by road plus a road ferry.

Rauma Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.{{Cite SNL|kommunestyre| kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}} The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Nordmøre og Romsdal District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

The municipal council ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Rauma is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

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{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Rauma

|start = 2023

|end = 2027

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/m%C3%B8re%20og%20romsdal/rauma#seats |access-date=2024-01-16 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed =

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 2

|Fremskrittspartiet = 4

|Høyre = 3

|INP = 1

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 12

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Rauma

|start = 2019

|end = 2023

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/m%C3%B8re%20og%20romsdal/rauma#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Høyre = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 7

|Pensjonistpartiet = 1

|Grønne = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Rauma

|start = 2015

|end = 2019

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Høyre = 8

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Rauma

|start = 2011

|end = 2015

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/m%C3%B8re%20og%20romsdal/rauma#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Fremskrittspartiet = 4

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 6

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Rauma

|start = 2007

|end = 2011

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Venstre = 2

|Høyre = 3

|Fremskrittspartiet = 4

|otherparty = Rauma Party

|otherparty_no = Raumapartiet

|otherparty_number = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Rauma

|start = 2003

|end = 2007

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Fremskrittspartiet = 5

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Rauma

|start = 1999

|end = 2003

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 37

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|Fremskrittspartiet = 4

|Høyre = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Rauma

|start = 1995

|end = 1999

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 37

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Senterpartiet = 10

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Rauma

|start = 1991

|end = 1995

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 45

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|Fremskrittspartiet = 3

|Høyre = 7

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7

|Senterpartiet = 9

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Rauma

|start = 1987

|end = 1991

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 45

|Arbeiderpartiet = 15

|Fremskrittspartiet = 4

|Høyre = 9

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Rauma

|start = 1983

|end = 1987

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 45

|Arbeiderpartiet = 15

|Fremskrittspartiet = 3

|Høyre = 8

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 8

|Senterpartiet = 6

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Rauma

|start = 1979

|end = 1983

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 45

|Arbeiderpartiet = 14

|Høyre = 10

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 9

|Senterpartiet = 8

|Venstre = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Rauma

|start = 1975

|end = 1979

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 45

|Arbeiderpartiet = 14

|DLF = 1

|Høyre = 7

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 10

|Senterpartiet = 9

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Rauma

|start = 1971

|end = 1975

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 45

|Arbeiderpartiet = 17

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 9

|Senterpartiet = 10

|Venstre = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Rauma

|start = 1967

|end = 1971

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 45

|Arbeiderpartiet = 15

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 9

|Senterpartiet = 9

|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 3

|Venstre = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Rauma

|start = 1964

|end = 1967

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 45

|Arbeiderpartiet = 18

|Høyre = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 10

|Senterpartiet = 9

|Venstre = 4

|note = On 1 January 1964, Eid Municipality, Grytten Municipality, Hen Municipality, Voll Municipality, and part of Veøy Municipality were merged to form the new Rauma Municipality.

|}}

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The mayor ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Rauma is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:{{Cite web |year=2024 |editor-last=Fiva |editor-first=Jon H |editor2-last=Sørensen |editor2-first=Rune J. |editor3-last=Vøllo |editor3-first=Reidar |title=Local Candidate Dataset |url=https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf}}

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• 1964–1971: Peder Mork (KrF){{Cite news |date=1965-12-31 |title=Peder Mork gjenvalgt til ordfører i Rauma |url=https://www.nb.no/items/c0e9038e5d38401daecbdb89181277e9?page=0 |work=Tidens Krav |page=1 |language=no}}{{Cite news |date=1967-11-16 |title=Peder Mork gjenvalgt til ordfører |url=https://www.nb.no/items/6358bbef063ea5a4c7755a2cfa67d877?page=0 |work=Tidens Krav |page=1 |language=no}}
• 1972–1973: Lars Ramstad (H)
• 1974–1985: Oddvar Morstøl (KrF)
• 1986–1987: Knut Hauge{{Cite news |date=1985-11-25 |title=Ordfører |url=https://www.nb.no/items/9b8480f74967e5b3b8a68a40181f3efe?page=3 |work=Romsdal Folkeblad |page=4 |language=no}}
• 1988–1989: Nils Valde (KrF){{Cite news |date=1987-12-30 |title=Valde er valgt til ordfører i Rauma |url=https://www.nb.no/items/071583b8d082433be6c21f569e603b11?page=5 |work=Romsdals Budstikke |page=6 |language=no}}
• 1990–1991: Ole S. Dahle{{Cite news |date=1990-01-03 |title=Ny ordfører i Rauma |url=https://www.nb.no/items/e64a3032227bafb6925d662c24c4b932?page=25 |work=Romsdals Budstikke |page=26 |language=no}}
• 1992–1993: Nils Valde (KrF){{Cite news |date=1991-11-07 |title=Ordfører i Rauma |url=https://www.nb.no/items/34cab0d0f369f861db24cf03706521a7?page=14 |work=Sunnmørsposten |page=15 |language=no}}
• 1994–1999: Torbjørn Ådne Bruaset (Sp){{Cite news |date=1993-11-11 |title=Raumas ordfører |url=https://www.nb.no/items/b380cd8eaa7019b8dde5678e456bdba7?page=1 |work=Åndalsnes Avis |page=2 |language=no}}
• 1999–2011: Torbjørn Rødstøl (Sp)
• 2011–2019: Lars Olav Hustad (H)
• 2019–present: Yvonne Wold (SV)

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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)

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• Mathias Soggemoen (1847 in Rauma – 1929), a railway worker and mountain climbing pioneer
• Kirsten Utheim Toverud (1890 in Veblungsnes – 1949), a pediatrician
• Arne Randers Heen (1905 in Hen, Møre og Romsdal – 1991), a mountain climber and member of the Norwegian resistance during WWII
• Nils Bølset (1928 in Veøy – 2015), a Norwegian diplomat in Germany, Turkey, and Australia
• Oddgeir Bruaset (born 1944 in Rauma), a journalist and non-fiction writer
• Ida Nilsson (born 1981), a Swedish long-distance runner, also competes in ski mountaineering
• Aksel Berget Skjølsvik (born 1987 in Åndalsnes), a former footballer with over 250 club caps
• Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal (born 1991 in Rauma), a middle-, long- and steeplechase runner
• Leo Skiri Østigård (born 1999 in Rauma), a professional footballer

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• [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/rauma Municipal fact sheet] from Statistics Norway {{in lang|no}}

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