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city, third-level administrative division
Rapla is a town in central Estonia, the capital of Rapla County and the centre of Rapla Parish. 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
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
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapla
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 58°59'58"N 24°48'34"E
- Espoo (City) 153 km
- Kangasala 293 km
- Saint Petersburg 294 km
- Tampere 323 km
- Sastamala 330 km
- Ylöjärvi 334 km
- Alavus centre 425 km
- Petrozavodsk 604 km
- Arkhangelsk 1031 km
- Nizhny Novgorod 1146 km
- Rapla Vesiroosi Gymnasium 0.3 km
- Rapla Gymnasium 1.4 km
- Rapla Cemetery 2.2 km
- Papla karting track 3.2 km
- Maidla manor 7.5 km
- Hagudi manor 7.9 km
- Purila 8.9 km
- Purila manor 10 km
- Rapla County 10 km
- Juuru Manor 11 km