Rūjiena
Town in Valmiera Municipality, Latvia
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Rūjiena (ⓘ; German: Rujen; Estonian: Ruhja) is a town in Valmiera Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. As of 2017 its population was 3,007.[3]
Rūjiena | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Rūjiena town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Rūjiena Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 57°53′49.85″N 25°19′33.24″E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Municipality | Valmiera |
| Town | Rūjiena |
| Town rights | 1920 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guntis Gladkins |
| • City council | 9 members |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
| • Land | 7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.19 km2 (0.073 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[2] | |
• Total | 2,633 |
| • Density | 348/km2 (901/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | LV-4240 |
| Calling code | +371 642 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
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 50 km (31 mi) from Valmiera, 91 km (57 mi) from Pärnu and 152 km (94 mi) from Riga.
Climate
Rūjiena has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).
| Climate data for Rūjiena (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1940-present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
6.3 (43.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
2.2 (35.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −42.2 (−44.0) |
−38.7 (−37.7) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
−39.2 (−38.6) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 51.3 (2.02) |
39.7 (1.56) |
36.2 (1.43) |
38.8 (1.53) |
50.4 (1.98) |
80.6 (3.17) |
71.2 (2.80) |
80.8 (3.18) |
56.0 (2.20) |
77.7 (3.06) |
59.7 (2.35) |
52.6 (2.07) |
695 (27.35) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 123 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 89.0 | 86.7 | 78.7 | 70.4 | 67.9 | 73.2 | 75.8 | 79.2 | 83.4 | 87.5 | 90.5 | 90.8 | 81.1 |
| Source 1: LVĢMC[4][5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (precipitation days, humidity 1991-2020)[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
In 2021, the town had 2,725 inhabitants, 95% of whom were Latvians.[7]
Population changes
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,709 | — |
| 1897 | 2,946 | +72.4% |
| 1925 | 4,830 | +64.0% |
| 1935 | 4,337 | −10.2% |
| 1943 | 4,001 | −7.7% |
| 1959 | 3,507 | −12.3% |
| 1979 | 3,804 | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 3,987 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 3,849 | −3.5% |
| 2011 | 3,342 | −13.2% |
| 2017 | 2,952 | −11.7% |
| Source: Latvian Geospatial Information Agency | ||
Ethnicities
| Year | Population | Latvians | Russians | Belarusians | Ukrainians | Poles | Lithuanians | Others[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Town hall's tower
Town's center
Rūjiena secondary school
