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Rapla

{{Short description|Town in Estonia}}

{{Expand Estonian|Rapla|topic=geo|date=August 2010}}

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| name = Rapla

| settlement_type = Town

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| subdivision_type = Country

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| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = File:Raplamaa lipp.svg Rapla County

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = File:Rapla vald flag.svg Rapla Parish

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| elevation_m = 67

| population_footnotes = [http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=PO0240&lang=1 Population by sex, age and place of residence after the 2017 administrative reform, 1 January]. Statistics Estonia.

| population_total = 5355

| population_as_of = 2024

| population_rank = 22nd

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = EET

| utc_offset = +2

| timezone_DST = EEST

| utc_offset_DST = +3

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 79511

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File:Drone video of Rapla in Estonia 2021.webm

Rapla ({{langx|de|Rappel}} (the name Rappel was also used in other languages in the past) is a town in north-central Estonia, the capital of Rapla County and the centre of Rapla Parish.

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitestonia.com/en/rapla-maarja-magdaleena-church|title = Rapla Maarja-Magdaleena Church, Estonia}}

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.

Rapla received town rights in 1993.

Demographics

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! rowspan="2" |Ethnicity

! colspan="2" |1934{{Cite book |url=https://www.ester.ee/record=b1497569*est |title=Valdade rahvastik. 1. III 1934 rahvaloenduse andmed. Vihk I |date= |publisher=Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo |year=1934 |series=II rahvaloendus Eestis |location=Tallinn |page=38 |language=et, fr |hdl=10062/4438}}Data for 'Rapla borough' and 'Rapla railway station' has been summed for convenience

! colspan="2" |1959{{Cite book |last=Katus |first=Kalev |url=https://www.ester.ee/record=b2048414*est |title=Rahvastiku ühtlusarvutatud sündmus- ja loendusstatistika: Raplamaa 1965-1990 |last2=Puur |first2=Allan |last3=Põldma |first3=Asta |date= |publisher=Eesti Kõrgkoolidevaheline Demouuringute Keskus |others= |year=2005 |isbn=9985-820-86-X |series=Sari C |location=Tallinn |pages=31–32 |language=et, en}}

! colspan="2" |1970{{Cite book |url=https://www.ester.ee/record=b1655518*est |title=Население районов, городов и поселков городского типа Эстонской ССР : по данным Всесоюзной переписи населения на 15 января 1970 года |publisher=Eesti NSV Statistika Keskvalitsus |year=1972 |location=Tallinn |page=79 |language=ru}}

! colspan="2" |1979{{cite book |url=https://www.digar.ee/viewer/et/nlib-digar:375699/330970/page/30 |title=Eesti Vabariigi maakondade, linnade ja alevite rahvastik. 1. osa, Rahvaarv rahvuse, perekonnaseisu, hariduse ja elatusallikate järgi : 1989. a. rahvaloenduse andmed |publisher=Eesti Vabariigi Riiklik Statistikaamet |year=1990 |isbn=978-9949-7193-2-7 |location=Tallinn |pages=30, 35 |language=et |via=Digar}}

! colspan="2" |1989

! colspan="2" |2000{{Cite web |title=RL222: RAHVASTIK ELUKOHA JA RAHVUSE JÄRGI |url=https://andmed.stat.ee:443/pxweb/et/stat/stat__rahvaloendus__rel2000__rahvus-emakeel-veerkeelte-oskus/RL222.px/ |access-date= |website=Estonian Statistical Database |language=et}}

! colspan="2" |2011{{cite web |title=RL0429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2011 |url=https://andmed.stat.ee/et/stat/rahvaloendus__rel2011__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__rahvus-emakeel-ja-keelteoskus-murded/RL0429 |access-date=4 February 2021 |website=Estonian Statistical Database}}

! colspan="2" |2021{{Cite web |title=RL21429: Rahvastik Rahvuse, Soo, Vanuserühma Ja ELukoha (Haldusüksus) Järgi, 31. DETSEMBER 2021 |url=https://andmed.stat.ee:443/pxweb/et/stat/stat__rahvaloendus__rel2021__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__rahvus-emakeel/RL21429.px/ |access-date= |website=Estonian Statistical Database |language=et}}

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

File:Rapla kirik1.jpg|Rapla Maria Magdalena Lutheran Church

File:Rapla raudteejaam 2010-05-12.jpg|Rapla railway station

File:Rapla kultuurikeskus.JPG|Rapla cultural centre

File:Rapla ringtee.JPG|Central square of Rapla

File:Rapla, pangahoone Tallinna mnt 12 (1).jpg|Bank in Rapla

See also

References

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Notes

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External links

{{Commons category-inline|Rapla}}

{{Cities of Estonia}}

{{Rapla Parish}}

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