Rūja
The Rūja River is a river on the Estonia–Latvia border. The river is 77 km long. The river starts from Ruhijärv and flows into Lake Burtnieks.Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Latvia and Estonia
- Also known as: “Reka Ruuya”, “Ruhja River”, “Ruja”, “Rūja River”, and “Ruya”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burtnieki and Matīši.
Burtnieki
Village
Burtnieki is a village in Burtnieki Parish, Valmiera Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, near Lake Burtnieks. Administrative centre of Burtnieki Parish. Burtnieki is situated 8 km south of Rūja.
Matīši
Village
Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Matīši is a village, which is situated 9 km southwest of Rūja.
Sēļi
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sēļi is a village, which is situated 9 km north of Rūja.
Rūja
- Categories: river, border river, and body of water
- Location: Valmiera, Vidzeme, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rūja” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rūja”
- Esperanto: “Rūja”
- Estonian: “Ruhja jõgi”
- Estonian: “Ruhja River”
- German: “Rūja”
- Latvian: “Rūja”
- Russian: “Руя (река, впадает в Буртниекс)”
- Russian: “Руя”
- Swedish: “Rūja”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Košķele and Dūre.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Radziņmežs and Lake Burtnieks.
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