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Ruu küla

Ruu

Ruu is a village in , in northern . Ruu has about 121 residents.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Jägala Waterfall and Kalevi-Liiva Holocaust memorial.

Waterfall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a waterfall in northern on the River. It is the largest natural waterfall in Estonia, with a width of about 50 meters and a height of about 8 meters.

Memorial
Photo: Kristjan Lust, CC BY 2.0.
is situated 4 km northeast of Ruu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Koogi and Rebala.

Hamlet
is a village in , in northern . It's lies on the left bank of the river. The – road passes and has an intersection with Jägala–– road. has 95 inhabitants. is situated 2½ km southwest of Ruu.

Hamlet
Photo: Ren12, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.
is a village in , in northern . Heritage Reserve is named after village. It covers around 70 square kilometres and contains more than 300 archaeological remains including stone-cist graves and cup-marked stones from the Bronze and Iron Ages. is situated 7 km west of Ruu.

Village
Photo: Iifar, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.
is a small borough in , in northern . karst area is located in the village. The area of this karst formation is 125 ha and 16 ha of this is under national protection. is situated 7 km southwest of Ruu.

Ruu

Latitude
59.45215° or 59° 27′ 8″ north
Longitude
25.21244° or 25° 12′ 45″ east
Population
121
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
Open location code
9GF7F626+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1973429882
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
793229
Wiki­data ID
Q2100438
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Volapük—“Ruu” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռուու”
  • Belarusian: “Руу”
  • Catalan: “Ruu”
  • Chinese: “Ruu”
  • Chuvash: “Руу”
  • Dutch: “Ruu”
  • Estonian: “Ruu küla”
  • Estonian: “Ruu”
  • French: “Ruu”
  • Galician: “Ruu”
  • German: “Ruu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ruu”
  • Polish: “Ruu”
  • Russian: “Руу”
  • Spanish: “Ruu”
  • Tatar: “Руу”
  • Volapük: “Ruu”

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