Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Old Rauma' has mentioned 'Town' in the following places:
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Old Rauma (Finnish: Vanha Rauma, Swedish: Gamla Raumo) is the wooden city centre of the town of Rauma, Finland. | WIKI |
The town of Rauma expanded outside the Old Rauma proper only in the early 19th century. | WIKI |
The oldest buildings date from the 18th century, as two fires of 1640 and 1682 destroyed the town. | WIKI |
The core of the town is Old Rauma, which is composed of some 600 buildings constructed of wood, most of which are privately owned, and covers an area of 29 ha. | UNESCO |
Originally situated at the seashore, the Old Town is located some 1.5 km inland from the present coastline due to land uplift. | UNESCO |
Old Rauma is both a commercial and a residential area comprising the town area within the toll boundaries of Rauma in the 19th century. | UNESCO |
The town plan structure of Rauma has been maintained since the medieval period, including the irregular street network, city blocks, plots of land and courtyards. | UNESCO |
At the end of this period, the increased wealth of the town due to ship trading resulted in the extension and modernisation of residential buildings with decorative exterior panels with Neo-Renaissance details, and the characteristic, highly decorative gates of the courtyards. | UNESCO |
The commercial area is located along two main streets stretching through the Old Town, while the Market Square, in the middle of the Old Town, forms the main meeting point and commercial place for local people and producers. | UNESCO |
The architecturally homogenous urban area of Old Rauma is a well preserved and representative example of traditional Nordic wooden town building techniques and traditions. | UNESCO |
Criterion (iv): The town of Old Rauma constitutes one of the best preserved and most expansive examples of northern European architecture and urbanism. | UNESCO |
Old Rauma includes all elements necessary to express its Outstanding Universal Value, namely the entire urban area dating back to between the 17th and 19th centuries, when the town expanded to the west. | UNESCO |
The town includes all elements that contribute to its integrity: the street network, city blocks, plots of land, as well as the buildings themselves. | UNESCO |
The town has maintained a genuine local spirit, as well as a characteristic local dialect. | UNESCO |
This service is free of charge to Old Town citizens. | UNESCO |