Rusnė
Sign in to saveRusnė () is a border town in Šilutė district, Lithuania, located on the Rusnė Island in the Nemunas Delta, 9 km south-west from Šilutė.
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Place details
- Locality
- Rusnė
- Region
- Klaipėdos apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 2,484
- Timezone
- Europe/Vilnius
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Key facts
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- Country
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone
- EET
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset
- +2
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone_DST
- EEST
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset_DST
- +3
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.map_caption
- Location of Rusnė
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.official_name
- Rusnė
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map
- Lithuania
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_skyline
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Rusnė
- Country
- Lithuania
- Located in
- Rusnė Eldership
- Population
- +1131
- Elevation
- +2
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Rusnė Eldership
- Image
- Rusne from Nemunas.JPG
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Rusnė () is a border town in Šilutė district, Lithuania, located on the Rusnė Island in the Nemunas Delta, 9 km south-west from Šilutė.
==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. In 1863 the Rusnė synagogue opened.