Rapla
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Rapla | |
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 Bridges over Vigala River. Rapla church in the background and monument to Brigadier General Märt Tiru on right. | |
  Rapla Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 58°59′40″N 24°48′04″E / 58.99444°N 24.80111°E | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Rapla County |
| Municipality |  Rapla Parish |
| Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,132 |
| • Rank | 22nd |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 79511 |
Rapla (German: Rappel; Swedish: Rappel) is a town in central Estonia, the capital of Rapla County and the centre of Rapla Parish.
History
[edit]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
[edit]| 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 | 975 | 98.1 | 2462 | 80.1 | 3998 | 91.0 | 5070 | 90.6 | 5647 | 90.0 | 5387 | 93.6 | 4981 | 95.8 | 5022 | 95.6 |
| Russians | 8 | 0.80 | - | - | 210 | 4.78 | 345 | 6.16 | 391 | 6.24 | 233 | 4.05 | 139 | 2.67 | 106 | 2.02 |
| Ukrainians | - | - | - | - | 21 | 0.48 | 32 | 0.57 | 40 | 0.64 | 33 | 0.57 | 17 | 0.33 | 19 | 0.36 |
| Belarusians | - | - | - | - | 26 | 0.59 | 22 | 0.39 | 21 | 0.33 | 11 | 0.19 | 4 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.06 |
| Finns | - | - | - | - | 75 | 1.71 | 72 | 1.29 | 89 | 1.42 | 39 | 0.68 | 25 | 0.48 | 25 | 0.48 |
| Jews | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.05 | 2 | 0.03 | 2 | 0.03 | 1 | 0.02 | 3 | 0.06 |
| Latvians | 3 | 0.30 | - | - | 2 | 0.05 | 4 | 0.07 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 0.03 | 2 | 0.04 | 8 | 0.15 |
| Germans | 5 | 0.50 | - | - | - | - | 32 | 0.57 | 41 | 0.65 | 9 | 0.16 | 8 | 0.15 | 8 | 0.15 |
| Tatars | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Poles | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0.05 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.06 |
| Lithuanians | - | - | - | - | 16 | 0.36 | 6 | 0.11 | 6 | 0.10 | 6 | 0.10 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.00 |
| unknown | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 0.17 | 2 | 0.04 | 19 | 0.36 |
| other | 3 | 0.30 | 611 | 19.9 | 43 | 0.98 | 9 | 0.16 | 32 | 0.51 | 24 | 0.42 | 22 | 0.42 | 37 | 0.70 |
| Total | 994 | 100 | 3073 | 100 | 4391 | 100 | 5599 | 100 | 6271 | 100 | 5758 | 100 | 5202 | 100 | 5254 | 99.9 |
Gallery
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Rapla Maria Magdalena Lutheran Church -
Rapla railway station -
Rapla cultural centre -
Central square of Rapla -
Bank in Rapla
See also
[edit]- Cheleutochroa (Acritarch from the Rapla borehole)
References
[edit]- ^ Population by sex, age and place of residence after the 2017 administrative reform, 1 January. Statistics Estonia.
- ^ "Rapla Maarja-Magdaleena Church, Estonia".
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
- ^ "RL222: RAHVASTIK ELUKOHA JA RAHVUSE JÄRGI". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).
- ^ "RL0429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2011". Estonian Statistical Database. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "RL21429: Rahvastik Rahvuse, Soo, Vanuserühma Ja ELukoha (Haldusüksus) Järgi, 31. DETSEMBER 2021". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).
Notes
[edit]- ^ Data for 'Rapla borough' and 'Rapla railway station' has been summed for convenience
External links
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Media related to Rapla at Wikimedia Commons
