- Source: Rapla County
Rapla County (Estonian: Rapla maakond or Raplamaa) is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in the north-western part of the country and borders Järva County to the east, Pärnu County to the south, Lääne County to the west, and Harju County to the north. In 2022 Rapla County had a population of 33,529 – constituting 2.5% of the total population of Estonia.
History
The first written records of Rapla date back to the 1241 Danish census (Liber Census Daniae).
County government
The County Government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) is led by a governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2015, the Governor position is held by Tõnis Blank.
Municipalities
The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 4 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Rapla County:
Religion
Geography
Natural resources found in Rapla county include limestone, dolomite, peat, and clay.
Miscellaneous topics
The church of Rapla was built in 1901. However, much of the interior dates back to several hundred years earlier and is of high structural quality and historical value. In the churchyard there are several crosses remaining from the 17th century.
Gallery
References
External links
Lääne-Viru County Government – official website (archived)
Lääne-Virumaa County Infoserver – map and tourism info
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- County Rapla
- Askim, Norwegia
- County Wiek
- Atla
- Raka
- Daftar desa di Estonia
- County di Estonia
- Cakupan Google Street View
- Rapla County
- Rapla
- Harju County
- Kabala
- Harjumaa (ancient county)
- Järva County
- Aespa, Rapla County
- Lääne County
- Pärnu County
- Rootsi, Rapla County
