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'''Rutja''' is a village in [[Haljala Parish]], [[Lääne-Viru County]], northern [[Estonia]].<ref>{{EHAK|7138}} (retrieved 28 July 2021)</ref> It is located on the coast of the [[Bay of Finland]] and on the western shore of the [[Selja River]]. It | '''Rutja''' is a village in [[Haljala Parish]], [[Lääne-Viru County]], northern [[Estonia]].<ref>{{EHAK|7138}} (retrieved 28 July 2021)</ref> It is located on the coast of the [[Bay of Finland]] and on the western shore of the [[Selja River]]. It borders [[Karepa]] to the east. | ||
Rutja has | Rutja has attractive beaches and (mainly pine) forests.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}} | ||
==Name== | |||
Rutja was attested in historical sources as ''Heuschlag zu Ruddy'' (as the name of a meadow) in 1498, ''Stranddörfern Ruddi u Sulli'' in 1652, ''Raudja'' in 1792, and ''Rudja'' in 1871. The Finnish linguist [[Lauri Kettunen (linguist)|Lauri Kettunen]] suggested that the name comes from ''ruttaja'' 'one who hurries'. In Finnish, hydronyms beginning with ''Ruta-'' derived from the dialect word ''ruta'' 'mud, slime resulting from plant decomposition', which according to the Finnish onomastician {{ill|Sirkka Paikkala|fi}} may have referred to the muddiness of the shore; this could also be the origin of the name of the coastal village of Rutja.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rutja |url=https://arhiiv.eki.ee/dict/knr/index.cgi?Q=rutja&F=M&C06=en |website=Dictionary of Estonian Place Names |publisher=Eesti Keele Instituut |access-date=June 17, 2025 |location=Tallinn}}</ref> | |||
==History== | |||
[[Rutja Airfield]], a disused Soviet military airfield, is located in Rutja. It was home to the 66th Soviet Attack Air Regiment, which flew as many as 45 [[Su-17]] aircraft. | |||
In 2022, exercises for [[Operation Saber Strike]] were held in Rutja.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunder |first1=Max |last2=Balmforth |first2=Tom |title=Germany to Send Tanks to Ukraine |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dickinson-press-rutja/174746385/ |work=The Dickinson Press |date=January 19, 2023 |location=Dickinson, ND |page=9 |access-date=June 18, 2025 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Rutja is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, northern Estonia.[1] It is located on the coast of the Bay of Finland and on the western shore of the Selja River. It borders Karepa to the east.
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Name
Rutja was attested in historical sources as Heuschlag zu Ruddy (as the name of a meadow) in 1498, Stranddörfern Ruddi u Sulli in 1652, Raudja in 1792, and Rudja in 1871. The Finnish linguist Lauri Kettunen suggested that the name comes from ruttaja 'one who hurries'. In Finnish, hydronyms beginning with Ruta- derived from the dialect word ruta 'mud, slime resulting from plant decomposition', which according to the Finnish onomastician Template:Ill may have referred to the muddiness of the shore; this could also be the origin of the name of the coastal village of Rutja.[2]
History
Rutja Airfield, a disused Soviet military airfield, is located in Rutja. It was home to the 66th Soviet Attack Air Regiment, which flew as many as 45 Su-17 aircraft.
In 2022, exercises for Operation Saber Strike were held in Rutja.[3]
References
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