Raahe

Summary

Raahe is a town^[1]. Raahe ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Raahe is located in North Ostrobothnia^[3].
• Raahe is in the country of Finland^[4].
• Raahe's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Raahe's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[6].
• Raahe's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Raahe's official language is recorded as Finnish^[8].
• Raahe's shares border with is recorded as Haapavesi^[9].
• Raahe's shares border with is recorded as Oulainen^[10].
• Raahe's shares border with is recorded as Pyhäjoki^[11].
• Raahe's shares border with is recorded as Siikajoki^[12].
• Raahe's shares border with is recorded as Siikalatva^[13].
• Per Brahe the Younger is named after Raahe^[14].
• Raahe followed Pattijoki^[15].
• Raahe followed Vihanti^[16].
• Raahe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Košice^[17].
• Raahe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Skellefteå Municipality^[18].
• Raahe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mo i Rana^[19].
• Raahe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cherepovets^[20].
• Raahe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Märjamaa Rural Municipality^[21].
• Raahe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sosnovy Bor^[22].
• Raahe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aiud^[23].
• Raahe's legislative body is recorded as Raahe City Council^[24].
• Raahe's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Raahe^[25].
• Raahe's Commons category is recorded as Raahe^[26].
• Raahe's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[27].

Body

Founding

1649 marks the founding of Raahe^[28].

Identity

Predecessors include Pattijoki^[15] and Vihanti^[16].

Why It Matters

Raahe ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).^[2] Raahe has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Raahe is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]