Wikipedia / Rapla Parish
Wikipedia / Rapla Parish
Rapla Parish () is an Estonian municipality located in Rapla County. It has a population of 13,193 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of 859km2.
Settlements
Town:
Small boroughs:
Villages:
Äherdi - Alu-Metsküla - Aranküla - Atla - Hagudi - Helda - Hõreda - Iira - Jalase - Jaluse - Järlepa - Juula - Juuru - Kabala - Kaigepere - Kalda - Kalevi - Karitsa - Kasvandu - Kelba - Keo - Kodila - Kodila-Metsküla - Koigi - Koikse - Kõrgu - Kuimetsa - Kuku - Kuusiku-Nõmme - Lipa - Lipametsa - Lipstu - Loe - Lõiuse - Lõpemetsa - Mahlamäe - Mahtra - Maidla - Mällu - Metsküla - Mõisaaseme - Nõmme - Nõmmemetsa - Nõmmküla - Oblu - Oela - Ohulepa - Oola - Orguse - Palamulla - Pirgu - Põlliku - Põlma - Purila - Purku - Raela - Raikküla - Raka - Ridaküla - Röa - Sadala - Seli - Seli-Nurme - Sikeldi - Sulupere - Suurekivi - Tamsi - Tapupere - Tolla - Toomja - Tõrma - Tuti - Ülejõe - Ummaru - Uusküla - Vahakõnnu - Vahastu - Väljataguse - Valli - Valtu - Vana-Kaiu - Vankse - Vaopere
Religion
The majority of the residents of the Rapla parish 84.1% are religiously unaffiliated. Among those residents who do associate with a religion, 10.8% identify as Lutheran. The Orthodox community constitutes 1.7%, while other Christian denominations make up 1.7% of the population. A smaller segment of the population, 0.7%, follows other religions, while 1.0% of individuals did not specify their religious affiliation.
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Nurmijärvi, Finland
Notable people
Adam Johann von Krusenstern (1770 in Hagudi – 1846), a Baltic German, Russian admiral and explorer.
August Topman (1882 in Lõpemetsa – 1968), composer and organist; one of the founders of Tallinn Higher Music School and taught there, 1923 to 1950
Anton Starkopf (1889 in Röa – 1966), sculptor, one of the founders of the Pallas Art School and taught there, 1919 to 1940
Otto Tief (1889 in Uusküla – 1976), military commander and lawyer; acting Prime Minister of Estonia for 4 days in 1944
Uku Masing (1909 in Lipa– 1985), polymath, philosopher, theologian, poet, writer, folklorist and linguist
Anton Raadik (1917 in Raikküla – 1999), middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s
Viktor Meister (1925 in Pirgu – 2018), agronomist and economist, member of Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, 1962–1966
Raul Meel (born 1941 in Jalase), an avant-garde artist, did painting, sculpture, installation and performance art
Liivi Erm (born 1953 in Raikküla), sport shooter and Estonian Athlete of the Year in 1976
Andres Uibo (born 1956 in Kivi-Vigala), organist, composer and music producer
Kairi Himanen (born 1992 in Raikküla), footballer who played over 300 games and 81 for Estonia women