Pulau Ruhnu Di Teluk Riga Lautan Baltik (30pics)

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From what island you can fall?






Connoisseurs geography may know the answer: Estonian Ruhnu (rus.Runo Swede. Ronö), located in the Gulf of Riga, the Baltic Sea. Large distance from the mainland makes it the most exotic place in Estonia and by expensive travel. Joke, straight from Pärnu 96 km from the Estonian Kihnu 54 km from the island of Saaremaa 70 km, but to Latvian Kolka Cape him only 37 km.
said that in 1919, when the Republic of Estonia proclaimed independence, Estonians faster Latvians had to sail to the island and make a deal: bought for cash seal oil and food supplies were given to local residents together with the alcohol. Ruhnuvtsy agreed to join the Republic of Estonia.


Population at the apex of the island in the 1930s, was 282 persons, 277 of them Swedes and Estonians only 5. In 1944, when the island had priydti Soviet troops, all the Swedish population except for 2 families together uplylo towards Shvetsii.Na currently on the island is home to about 60 people who came or from neighboring islands or the mainland .. Ruhnu Island is one of the most isolated communities in the European Union. You can reach the island from the port of Pärnu catamaran Ron (Ronö) The journey takes just over 3 hours. I must say that as soon as the ship goes to sea, starts decent pitching, the team immediately distributes packets. Better not eat before you go, dress warmly and sit on the open deck. Are also flights from the island of Saaremaa, and from autumn filghts. Ruhnu The port will be waiting for the local express bus, which for a small fee to places razvezet roosting-hamlets. If you walk, it is more than 3 kilometers, as the only village on the opposite side of the island. island itself is small: 5.5 km in length and 3.5 km in width. The eastern side is covered with forest, western - Agriculture: meadows, fields and pastures. Ruhnu has several tourism farms where you can stay and spend the night in the barn, bath last century or modern cottage. If you want to spend the budget, then the territory of farms allowed to put a tent and shower, kettle and fridge, you can use all the guests. I should add that trip to the island is the most expensive in Estonia. Ticket for the boat ticket 40 euros per person, living on a farm of 20 euros per person without food. if in a tent, then 7 euros per person. Plus, consider the way to Parnu or to the island of Saaremaa. Speed ​​up your movement on the island and visit the most remote and secluded areas of the island are rented bikes on farms. islanders kind to nature around the island installed dustbins. Among the attractions of the island except for currently, the most famous being built in 1644, the wooden church of St. Magdalene old abandoned cemetery with Swedish runnicheskimi characters are replaced by the names of Swedes and a unique 40-meter metallic lighthouse constructed in French factory Le Havre, where he worked as an engineer Guus ¬ Tav Eifel, who created this lighthouse . Singing Sands on the beach with a cheerful name Limo. High virgin forest, covering a good half of the island. And a lot of snails. This is a disaster for the farmsteads. 30 years ago, someone jokingly has delivered 5 individuals, and now do not know how to deal with them. But then there is no out-advertised so this fish. This is logical if the island, the inhabitants of fish. But as we did not ask, fresh fish, no one was .. Maybe if the tour groups arrive, then catch them in advance and prepare fish. Same problem with the deep well in Estonia - 787.4 m, which has a water treatment properties and very salty. Just taste the water is not possible, the territory where the well was privatized and now have to go and make arrangements to take the key to the gate to get to the source. There are a couple of shops on the island, a library where you have access to the Internet, an airfield, a pair of wind turbines, the school with five students and five teachers, a gas station. No kindergarten, no doctors, no hairdresser, no spas. The forests full of berries, but urchins, vipers and protein, such habitual mainland forest animals you will not find. There was no cases of tick-borne encephalitis borreliosis. But bred foxes. They behave in a businesslike way, stealing from the storerooms of edibles. spring 2006 Ruhnu appeared brown bear, sailed to the island from the mainland, breaking the ice floe about 40 km. Traveling Bear and his settlement on the island as widely reported in the Estonian and Latvian press, because the large predators were not found on Ruhnu for many centuries. In April 2007, Latvians gave islanders 40-kilogram chocolate statue of the bear, which was exhibited to the public, but, nevertheless, eaten in December of the same year. A real brown bear one day just disappeared as suddenly as it had appeared. cenotaph house light keeper, here now accommodated guards. Near benzopravkka only on the island, they say free .. I have not observed any plyatezhnyh terminals trap for insects. Sands Beach Limo, zamechalelno make sounds when you walk on the sand inscription "Estonian border guards" Bath on the beach, for rent, can be used as B . many inscriptions in the Swedish language, the former owners of the land returned. Catamaran Rune walks between Parnu and the island of Ruhnu. School "5 star" hotel-barn, built last century Interior decoration. radar bunker here in Soviet times, the night passed youth party VIBE Village store. Wind and debris turned into a fantastic birch tree gave names to local windmills: Pille and Malle. Here is art sleep during pitching.