Rūjiena

Rūjiena (Rujen; Ruhja) is a town in Valmiera Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. As of 2017 its population was 3,007.

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 from Valmiera, 91 km from Pärnu and 152 km from Riga.

Climate
Rūjiena has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).

Demographics
In 2021, the town had 2,725 inhabitants, 95% of whom were Latvians.

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