Rapla

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Rapla
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Rapla
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°59′40″N24°48′04″E / 58.99444°N 24.80111°E / 58.99444; 24.80111
Country Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
County Raplamaa lipp.svg Rapla County
Municipality Rapla vald flag.svg Rapla Parish
Elevation
67 m (220 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
 • Total5,132
 • Rank 22nd
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
79511
Drone video of Rapla and its octagonal KEK house in Estonia 2021

Rapla (German : Rappel; Swedish : Rappel) is a town in central Estonia , the capital of Rapla County and the centre of Rapla Parish.

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History

The oldest records date back to 1241 in the Danish Census Book, when it was said that it was a small village with 8 acres of cultivated fields. By the end of the 13th century, the village centre was firmly established. At around the same time, a Cistercian monastery was built.

Rapla's ambitious period of fast growth began only in the late 19th century. In 1866, a pharmacy was built, in 1868 a school, and in 1888 a hospital. In 1898, a brick factory was opened, and in 1900, a railway line was built between Rapla and Viljandi. The old stone church was demolished in the late 19th century and a new one was built in a Romanesque style, one of the purest examples of this style in all of Estonia. [2]

In 1913, Rapla consisted of around 20 stone and 60 wooden houses. During this time period, a number of social societies were established, such as the Volunteer Fire Company, the Song and Music Society, the Society of Agriculture, a Mutual Fire Insurance Company, a Consumer Association, and the Deposit Insurance Fund.

It has a railway station on the Tallinn–Viljandi railway line operated by Elron. In 1931, a narrow gauge railway from Rapla to Virtsu opened and remained in use until 1968.

Demographics

Ethnicity 1934 [3] [note 1] 1959 [4] 1970 [5] 1979 [6] 1989 [6] 2000 [7] 2011 [8] 2021 [9]
amount%amount%amount%amount%amount%amount%amount%amount%
Estonians 97598.1246280.1399891.0507090.6564790.0538793.6498195.8502295.6
Russians 80.80--2104.783456.163916.242334.051392.671062.02
Ukrainians ----210.48320.57400.64330.57170.33190.36
Belarusians ----260.59220.39210.33110.1940.0830.06
Finns ----751.71721.29891.42390.68250.48250.48
Jews ----00.0030.0520.0320.0310.0230.06
Latvians 30.30--20.0540.0710.0220.0320.0480.15
Germans 50.50----320.57410.6590.1680.1580.15
Tatars ------10.0200.0000.0000.0000.00
Poles ------30.0510.0220.0300.0030.06
Lithuanians ----160.3660.1160.1060.1010.0200.00
unknown00.0000.0000.0000.0000.00100.1720.04190.36
other30.3061119.9430.9890.16320.51240.42220.42370.70
Total994100307310043911005599100627110057581005202100525499.9

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References

  1. ↑ Population by sex, age and place of residence after the 2017 administrative reform, 1 January. Statistics Estonia.
  2. ↑ "Rapla Maarja-Magdaleena Church, Estonia".
  3. ↑ Valdade rahvastik. 1. III 1934 rahvaloenduse andmed. Vihk I. II rahvaloendus Eestis (in Estonian and French). Tallinn: Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo. 1934. p. 38. hdl:10062/4438.
  4. ↑ Katus, Kalev; Puur, Allan; Põldma, Asta (2005). Rahvastiku ühtlusarvutatud sündmus- ja loendusstatistika: Raplamaa 1965-1990. Sari C (in Estonian and English). Tallinn: Eesti Kõrgkoolidevaheline Demouuringute Keskus. pp. 31–32. ISBN   9985-820-86-X.
  5. ↑ Население районов, городов и поселков городского типа Эстонской ССР : по данным Всесоюзной переписи населения на 15 января 1970 года (in Russian). Tallinn: Eesti NSV Statistika Keskvalitsus. 1972. p. 79.
  6. 1 2 Eesti Vabariigi maakondade, linnade ja alevite rahvastik. 1. osa, Rahvaarv rahvuse, perekonnaseisu, hariduse ja elatusallikate järgi : 1989. a. rahvaloenduse andmed (in Estonian). Tallinn: Eesti Vabariigi Riiklik Statistikaamet. 1990. pp. 30, 35. ISBN   978-9949-7193-2-7 – via Digar.
  7. ↑ "RL222: RAHVASTIK ELUKOHA JA RAHVUSE JÄRGI". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).
  8. ↑ "RL0429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2011". Estonian Statistical Database. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "RL21429: Rahvastik Rahvuse, Soo, Vanuserühma Ja ELukoha (Haldusüksus) Järgi, 31. DETSEMBER 2021". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).

Notes

  1. ↑ Data for 'Rapla borough' and 'Rapla railway station' has been summed for convenience

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