Rūjiena
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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 Template:Cvt from Valmiera, Template:Cvt from Pärnu and Template:Cvt from Riga.
Climate
Rūjiena has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Demographics
In 2021, the town had 2,725 inhabitants, 95% of whom were Latvians.[2]
Population changes
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Ethnicities
| Year | Population | Latvians | Russians | Belarusians | Ukrainians | Poles | Lithuanians | Others[3] |
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| 2000 | 3721 | 3543 | 95 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 18 |
| 2021 | 2683 | 2558 | 61 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
Personalities
- Arturs Alberings (1876–1934), Prime Minister of Latvia from 7 May 1926 to 18 December 1926
- Dāvis Bertāns, basketball player, 1992
- Gustav Klutsis (1895–1938), constructivist photographer and graphic designer
- Kārlis Pētersons (1903 – possibly in 1980), wrestler
- Moses Wolf Goldberg (1905–1964), chemist
- Edvīns Bietags (1908–1983), wrestler
- Nehemiah Levanon (1915–2003), Israeli official
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
References
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External links
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