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Rūjiena (pronunciation (help·info); German: Rujen; Estonian: Ruhja) is a town in Valmiera Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. As of 2017 its population was 3,007.[3]

Rūjiena
Town
Rūjiena town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Rūjiena Location in Latvia
Coordinates: 57°53′49.85″N 25°19′33.24″E
Country	Latvia
Municipality	Valmiera
Town	Rūjiena
Town rights	1920
Government
• Mayor	Guntis Gladkins
Area [1]
• Total	7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
• Land	7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
• Water	0.19 km2 (0.07 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	2,725
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	LV-4240
Calling code	+371 642
Number of city council members	9

Geography

The town is located in northern Latvia, near the border with Estonia, in the historical region of Vidzeme (anciently part of Livonia). It is 50 km from Valmiera, 91 from Pärnu and 152 from Riga.

Personalities

• Arturs Alberings, Prime Minister of Latvia from 7 May 1926 to 18 December 1926
• Dāvis Bertāns, basketball player, 1992
• Gustav Klutsis, constructivist photographer and graphic designer
• Moses Wolf Goldberg, chemist, 1905
• Nehemiah Levanon, Israeli official, 1915

Gallery

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  Town hall's tower
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  Town's center
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  Rūjiena secondary school

See also

• List of cities in Latvia
• Ipiķi parish
• Jeri parish
• Lode parish
• Vilpulka parish
• Rujiena Castle

References

External links

• Media related to Rūjiena at Wikimedia Commons
• (in Latvian) Official website of Rūjiena

На других языках

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- [en] Rūjiena

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[ru] Руйиена

Ру́йиена[3] или Руиена[4] (латыш.  Rūjiena, в старых русских документах также Рюиель[5]) — небольшой город в Латвии, в историческом регионе Видземе, центр Руйиенского края. Руйиена находится в 146 км от столицы Риги и 15 км от государственной границы с Эстонией. Является самым северным городом Латвии.

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