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The Best Attractions In Ruhnu

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Ruhnu is an Estonian island in the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It is administratively part of Saare County but is geographically closer to the Latvian mainland. At 11.9 square kilometres , it has currently fewer than 100, mostly ethnic Estonian, permanent inhabitants. Before 1944, it was for centuries populated by ethnic Swedes and traditional Swedish law was used. Geologically the island is the higher part of a submarine drumlin-like ridge.
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The Best Attractions In Ruhnu

  • 2. Ruhnu Lighthouse Ruhnu
    Ruhnu is an Estonian island in the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It is administratively part of Saare County but is geographically closer to the Latvian mainland. At 11.9 square kilometres , it has currently fewer than 100, mostly ethnic Estonian, permanent inhabitants. Before 1944, it was for centuries populated by ethnic Swedes and traditional Swedish law was used. Geologically the island is the higher part of a submarine drumlin-like ridge.
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  • 3. Panga Cliff Panga
    Panga Cliff is a coastal cliff located on the northern shore of Saaremaa, at the end of the Kuressaare - Võhma road, close to Panga village. It is the highest of the Saaremaa and Muhu cliffs, reaching a height of 20 metres. The entire cliff is approximately 2.5 km long.Panga cliff consists of at least three terraces - besides the main cliff, there is a smaller cliff with a height of few metres further inland and underwater cliff with height about 10–12 metres few hundred metres into the sea.
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  • 5. Saare Lighthouse Torgu
    Saare County , or Saaremaa; is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It consists of Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it, most notably Muhu, Ruhnu, Abruka and Vilsandi. The county borders Lääne County to the east and Hiiu County to the north. In January 2013 Saare County had a population of 30,966 – constituting 2.4% of the population of Estonia.
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  • 6. Vilsandi National Park Kihelkonna
    Vilsandi National Park is a national park in Saare County, Estonia. It includes part of the island of Vilsandi, a number of smaller islands, adjacent parts of western Saaremaa and the Harilaid peninsula on Saaremaa, all in Kihelkonna Parish and Lääne-Saare Parish. The park grew from a bird reserve founded in 1910. It is a highly sensitive ecosystem due to the use of the area as stop-over by many migratory birds, like barnacle geese and Steller's eider, and as a breeding and nesting ground for over 247 species of birds, of which the most common is the eider duck. One third of all protected plant species in Estonia can also be found in the national park. Hunting is absolutely prohibited. This park is a popular tourist destination for both Estonians and foreign visitors, particularly from F...
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