Ruda
Ruda is an uninhabited islet in Croatia, part of the Elaphiti Islands archipelago off the coast of southern Dalmatia, near Dubrovnik. It is located between the islands of Lopud and Šipan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Croatia
- Also known as: “Isola Ruda”, “Ostrovo Ruda”, “Ostrvo Ruda”, “Otocic Ruda”, “Otok Ruda”, and “Ruda Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ljetnikovac Vice Stjepovića-Skočibuhe and Trsteno Arboretum.
Ljetnikovac Vice Stjepovića-Skočibuhe
Fort
Photo: August Dominus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ljetnikovac Vice Stjepovića-Skočibuhe is a fort.
Trsteno Arboretum
Nature reserve
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trsteno Arboretum is a Mediterranean arboretum located in Trsteno, southern Croatia. The arboretum was erected by the local noble family Gucetic - Gozze in the late 15th century, who requested ship captains to bring back seeds and plants from their travels. Trsteno Arboretum is situated 4 km east of Ruda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Suđurađ and Lopud.
Suđurađ
Village
Photo: August Dominus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Suđurađ is a village in Croatia, located on the eastern coast of Šipan which is one of the Elaphiti Islands.
Lopud
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lopud is a village, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Ruda.
Brsečine
Village
Photo: Quahadi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brsečine is a village in southern Croatia, administratively located in the City of Dubrovnik, about 1 km from the cove bearing the same name, and 25 km northwest of Dubrovnik. Brsečine is situated 3½ km northeast of Ruda.
Ruda
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Dubrovnik-Neretva, Dalmatia, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.70779° or 42° 42′ 28″ northLongitude
17.92979° or 17° 55′ 47″ eastElevation
47 metres (154 feet)Open location code
8FJVPW5H+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 6240568OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3191480Wikidata ID
Q2976152
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ruda” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Otočić Ruda”
- Croatian: “Ruda”
- Dutch: “Ruda”
- Italian: “Ruda”
- Korean: “루다섬”
- Polish: “Ruda”
- Russian: “Руда”
- Serbian: “Ruda”
- Serbian: “Руда”
- Slovenian: “Ruda”
- Swedish: “Otočić Ruda”
- Swedish: “Ruda, Elafiti”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ruda”. Photo: TheTallOne, CC BY-SA 3.0.