Rutja is a village in Vihula Parish

Vihula Parish

Vihula Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 1,939 and an area of 364.28 km².-Settlements:...

, Lääne-Viru County, northern Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

. It is located on the coast of the Bay of Finland and on the western shore of the Selja river. It neighbours Karepa

Karepa

Karepa is a village in Vihula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 in the east.

Rutja has beautiful beaches and (mainly pine) forests. It was first mentioned in 1489.

A disused Soviet military airfield Rutja Airfield is located in Rutja. It was home to 66th Soviet Attack Air Regiment which flew up to 45 Su-17 aircraft.