Feb 18, 2018
EV100, 100 places (through Google Earth) #1
Ruhnu (Swedish: Runö; Latvian: Roņu sala) is an Estonian island in the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. 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. The Ruhnu wooden church, built in 1644, is one of the oldest wood constructed buildings in Estonia. The church's baroque-style tower was finished in 1755. The stone Lutheran church next to the wooden one was built in 1912 and is currently where services are held.
Let’s see if I can keep this going.
