Ruserahu
Ruserahu is an uninhabited 31.1 hectares island belonging to Estonia. It is located in Õunaku Bay, 1.5 kilometers southwest of the Õunaku Peninsula, off the southeast coast of the larger island of Hiiumaa.Photo: Hiiumaamudeliklubi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Estonia
- Also known as: “Kuuselaid” and “Ostrov Kuze”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kassari Chapel and Taguküla laid.
Kassari Chapel
Church
Photo: Athanasius Soter, Public domain.
Kassari Chapel is a chapel on the island of Kassari in Hiiu County, Estonia, thought to date to the 18th century. Kassari Chapel is the only functioning stone church in Estonia with a thatched roof.
Taguküla laid
Island
Taguküla laid is an island belonging to the country of Estonia. Taguküla laid is situated 3½ km south of Ruserahu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orjaku and Käina.
Orjaku
Hamlet
Orjaku is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia. Orjaku is one of the oldest names in the island of Hiiumaa. It was first mentioned 1254 as Oryocko, Oriwocko. As of 2019, there are 101 people living in the village. Orjaku is situated 7 km west of Ruserahu.
Käina
Village
Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Käina is a small borough in Hiiu County on the island of Hiiumaa in Estonia, located near the north shore of Käina Bay. Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities in 2017, Käina was the administrative center of Käina Parish. Käina is situated 7 km west of Ruserahu.
Ruserahu
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hiiu County, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.81185° or 58° 48′ 43″ northLongitude
22.89775° or 22° 53′ 52″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
9GC4RV6X+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 45468837OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
590886Wikidata ID
Q23888927
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Ruserahu” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة روسراهو”
- Bulgarian: “Русераху”
- Cebuano: “Ruserahu”
- Estonian: “Ruserahu”
- Swedish: “Ruserahu”
- Turkish: “Ruserahu”
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