Rusnė () is a border town in
Šilutė district,
Lithuania
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, located on the
Rusnė Island in the
Nemunas Delta, 9 km south-west from
Šilutė
Šilutė (; previously ''Šilokarčiama''; ) is a city in the south of the Klaipėda County in western Lithuania. The city was part of the Klaipėda Region and ethnographic Lithuania Minor. Šilutė was the interwar period, interwar capital of Š ...
.
History
Rusnė was first mentioned in historical sources in the 14th century. In 1419 the first church was built in Rusnė, and in 1553 a Lithuanian parish school was established.
Nemunas Delta Regional Park website
Accessed September 16, 2006 In 1863 the Rusnė synagogue opened.
In 1946 Rusnė received municipal rights, and in 1967 the whole Island of Rusnė was given this status.
Geography
Some parts of the town of Rusnė near Lake Dumblė are located below the sea levelRussia
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n border, which is marked by the Skirvytė river.
Tourism
Rusnė town and Rusnė island is very popular place for angling
Angling (from Old English ''angol'', meaning "hook") is a fishing technique that uses a fish hook attached to a fishing line to tether individual fish in the mouth. The fishing line is usually manipulated with a fishing rod, although rodless te ...
, as Nemunas delta is rich in various kinds of fish, and tourism infrastructure is built up in recent years. It is also a popular place for birdwatching
Birdwatching, or birding, is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science. A birdwatcher may observe by using their naked eye, by using a visual enhancement device such as binoculars or a telescop ...
.
Notable residents
* Heinrich Ancker (1850–1900), member of the Reichstag
* Gerhard Gregor (1906–1981), musician
* Rudolf Jenett (1914–1998), majorgeneral of the Bundeswehr
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* Hermann Kallenbach (1871–1945) architect
* Charlotte Keyser (1890–1966), writer
* Otto D. Tolischus (1890–1967), journalist
Image gallery
Image:Rusne from Nemunas.JPG, View of Rusnė from Pakalnė and Neman confluence
Image:Rusne7.JPG, Rusnė housing
Image:Rusne old rectory.JPG, Old Rusnė rectory
A clergy house is the residence, or former residence, of one or more priests or ministers of a given religion, serving as both a home and a base for the occupant's ministry. Residences of this type can have a variety of names, such as manse, p ...
, now a post office
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Image:Rusne ethnographic museum.JPG, Ethnographic museum near Rusnė
Image:Rusne center housing 2.JPG, House in the Rusnė central square
Image:Rusne_anglers.JPG, Anglers on Rusnė island
Image:Rusne Neringa street.JPG, Neringa street
Image:Rusne Lutheran church.jpg, Lutheran
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church in Rusnė
Image:Rusne church.jpg, The church (1809) in Rusnė
References
Towns in Lithuania
Towns in Klaipėda County
Rusnė Island
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