Rūķis
Rūķis is a lake in Valka Municipality, Latvia. Rūķis is situated nearby to the village Vēveri, as well as near Turna.Places of Interest
Highlights include Valdis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Veckārķi and Ērģeme.
Veckārķi
Village
Photo: Laima Gūtmane (Simka), CC BY-SA 3.0.
Veckārķi is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Rūķis.
Ērģeme
Village
Photo: Modris Putns, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ērģeme is a village in Valka municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is the centre of Ērģeme parish. It is the location of the ruins of Ērģeme Castle, an Ordensburg which was built in the 14th century in place of an ancient Estonian hillfort, then part of Sakala county. Ērģeme is situated 8 km northeast of Rūķis.
Rūķis
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Latvia
- Category: lake
- Location: Valka Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.75645° or 57° 45′ 23″ northLongitude
25.71561° or 25° 42′ 56″ eastElevation
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
9G97QP48+H6OpenStreetMap ID
way 39131047OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Latvian—“Rūķis” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Glodu Ezers”
- Latvian: “Glūdes ezers”
- Latvian: “Rūķis”
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Localities in the Area
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