Rohuküla is a village in
Haapsalu municipality,
Lääne County
Lääne County ( or ''Läänemaa'', literally "Western land"; ; ) is one of the 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in western Estonia and borders the Baltic Sea to the north, Harju County to the north-east, Rapla County to the east, Pärnu Cou ...
, in western
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
.
It is a seaport connecting the mainland with the islands of
Hiiumaa (
Heltermaa port) and
Vormsi (
Sviby port). During winter there are two
ice roads from the village to the two islands, the one to Hiiumaa being Europe's longest, at 26.5 km. Prior to the 2017
administrative reform of local governments, Rohuküla was located in
Ridala Parish
Ridala () was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County. It had a population of 3,245 (2016) and an area of .
In 2007 it was merged with the city of Haapsalu
Haapsalu () is a seaside resort town located on the west coast of Eston ...
.
Rohuküla is the birthplace of artist
Enno Hallek.
References
Villages in Lääne County
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