Raahe

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Raahen kaupunki
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Raahe Location of Raahe in Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : Northern Ostrobothnia
Administrative community : Raahe
Geographical location 64 ° 41 ′  N , 24 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 64 ° 41 ′  N , 24 ° 29 ′  E
Surface: 1,399.27 km²
of which land area: 527.67 km²
of which inland waterways: 8.22 km²
of which sea area: 863.38 km²
Residents : 24,811 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 47 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number : 678
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : raahe.fi (engl.)

Raahe [ ˈrɑːhɛ ] ( Swedish Brahestad [ ˈbrɑːhɛstɑːd ]) is a Finnish city on the Gulf of Bothnia . It belongs to the Northern Ostrobothnian landscape and, excluding the marine areas, covers an area of ​​535.65 km² , of which 8.34 km² is distributed over inland waters.

The city is best known for its well-preserved, historic wooden houses. The statue of the city's founder Per Brahe, created by Walter Runeberg in 1888, stands on the main square . Behind the square is the town church built in 1912 by Josef Stenbäck . The oldest diving suit in the world is on display in the local history museum . The asteroid (1786) Raahe is named after the city.

Population development

Development of the population (as of December 31) :

  • 1990-18,328
  • 2000-17,076
  • 2002 - 16,569
  • 2004 - 22,527

traffic

Raahe is connected to the Finnish rail network by the Tuomioja – Raahe line. Passenger traffic ceased in the autumn of 1966.

photos

  • Old town and church of Raahe

  • Raahe train station

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Raahe  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
  2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
  3. ^ Raahe population 1985-2004