RUHNU The Island of Ruhnu HD 1080p

Ruhnu saar asub Liivi lahe keskel. Lähim koht mandril on 37 km kaugusel asuv Kolka neem Kuramaal Lätis. Kuressaarde on linnulennul 70 km, Kihnu saareni 54 km, Pärnu ja Riiga 96 km. Esimesed kiviaega jäävad asustusjäljed saarel pärinevad umbes aastast 5200 eKr. Esmane kirjalik viide Ruhnule on Kuramaa piiskopi 1341. aasta vabaduskiri, milles kinnitati, et Ruhnu saare elanikud saavad elada vabade talupoegadena.

Saare idaosa luitestikku katab mets, madalal lääneosal on põllud ja heinamaad. Ruhnus elavad järgmised loomad: metskits, rebane, rändrott, koduhiir, nastik, viigerhüljes, hallhüljes ja mitut liiki nahkhiiri. Levinumad kalad on lest, siig, lõhe, meriforell, räim, merihärg, vimb, tint, kiviluts ja koger.

2020 aasta seisuga elab aastaringselt Ruhnus umbes 55 inimest, kellest 10 on lapsed. Majapidamisi on kokku 30. Saarel on 30 majapidamist, sadam, lennuväli, elektrijaam, põhikool, raamatukogu, rahvamaja, postipunkt, muuseum, tuletorn, 2 kirikut, 2 vabatahtliku päästeseltsi, Kaitseliidu üksus, 2 kauplust, 9 turismitalu, 8 MTÜ-d. Loomapidajaid on 6, kasvatatakse veiseid j lambaid, paaris majapidamises peetakse mesilasi. Ruhnus on haritavat maad 86 ha, rohumaad 226 ha, metsa 291 ha.

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Ruhnu Island is situated in the centre of the Gulf of Livonia. The closest point on mainland is Cape Kolka in Courland, Latvia, 37 km away. Kuressaare is about 70 km away, Kihnu Island 54 km, Pärnu and Riga both 96 km away. The first Stone Age settlement traces date from about 5200 B.C. The first written record of Ruhnu is the Bishop of Courland’s Letter of Freedom of 1341 granting the population of Ruhnu the right to live as free peasants.

The dunes in the eastern part of the island are covered by forests, the low
western part by fields and meadows. The fauna of Ruhnu comprises roe deer, foxes, rats, domestic mice, ringed seals, grey seals and bats. The most popular fish are European flounder, whitefish, salmon, sea trout, herring, Fourhorn sculpin, vimba, European smelt, viviparous eelpout and crucian carp.

As of 2020, the permanent population of Ruhnu is 55 people including 10 children. The island has 30 households, a harbour, an airfield, a power station, an elementary school, a library, a civic centre, a postal service, a museum, a lighthouse, 2 churches, 2 voluntary rescue societies, a Defence League unit, 2 shops, 8 tourist farms, 8 NGO-s. There are 6 cattle and sheep farmers and a couple of beekeepers.

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