Harju
Harju is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia. The village was first mentioned in 1565. Historically, the village was part of Vaemla Manor.
- Type: Hamlet with 59 residents
- Description: village in Hiiumaa Rural Municipality, Hiiu County, Estonia
- Also known as: “Harju küla”, “Harju, Hiiu County”, and “Khar’yu”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Rätsepa Windmill and Emmaste cemetery.
Harju
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Harju küla, Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
58.74207° or 58° 44′ 31″ north
Longitude
22.61852° or 22° 37′ 7″ east
Population
59
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
9GC4PJR9+RC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Volapük—“Harju” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Հառյու”
- Catalan: “Harju”
- Chuvash: “Харью (Хииумаа)”
- Chuvash: “Харью”
- Czech: “Harju”
- Dutch: “Harju”
- Estonian: “Harju”
- Finnish: “Harju”
- French: “Harju”
- German: “Harju”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Harju (Hiiu Koān)”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Harju”
- Polish: “Harju”
- Russian: “Харью”
- Scots: “Harju, Emmaste Pairish”
- Slovak: “Harju”
- Spanish: “Harju”
- Tatar: “Һарью (Һииумаа)”
- Tatar: “Һарью”
- Volapük: “Harju”
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Highlights: Harju baptisti palvemaja and Harju village swing.
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