Ruhnu
Ruhnu is a small island in Estonia, isolated from the rest of the country in the Gulf of Riga. The island is called Runö in Swedish.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ruhnu Museum and Saint Magdalene Church, Ruhnu.
Saint Magdalene Church, Ruhnu
Church
Photo: Kynnap, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Magdalene Church, Ruhnu, also known as Ruhnu Wooden Church is a wooden church in Ruhnu Island, Estonia. It is the oldest preserved wooden shrine in Estonia.
Ruhnu Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Ruhnu
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Ostrov Rukhnu”, “Ostrov Rukhnu-Saar”, “Ostrov Runë”, “Ostrov Runo”, “Roņu Sala”, “Ruhnö”, “Ruhnu Saar”, and “Runos Sala”
- Category: landform
- Location: Ruhnu, Saare, West Estonia and Islands, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.80023° or 57° 48′ 1″ northLongitude
23.24389° or 23° 14′ 38″ eastPopulation
97Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
9G95R62V+3HGeoNames ID
588935
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Swedish—“Ruhnu” goes by many names.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Ruhnu”. Photo: Kasutajatunnus, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.