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Atla-Eeru Inn
The Atla-Eeru Inn ( et, Atla-Eeru kõrts) is a former inn in Juuru, Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. The inn building has been recognized as a national cultural monument. The building was built as a log house in 1811 and converted into an inn in 1841. During the Mahtra War, the Atla-Eeru Inn became a place where several gatherings of decisive importance took place. Here, by the light of a splinter lamp, the peasants of Atla and Mahtra Mahtra is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. It has a population of 92 (as of 1 January 2010). Between 1991 and 2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities) the village was located in Juuru Parish. In 1858 a p ... studied the new Peasants' Law, which was the impetus for the protest. Early on they morning of June 2, 1858, several groups of peasants gathered at the inn, and together they headed to Mahtra. It was here, after the uprising, that the wounded were given first aid. In 1958, the Atla-Eeru In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juuru
Juuru (german: Jörden) is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. From 1991 until 2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian local governments), Juuru was the administrative center of Juuru Parish Juuru Parish ( et, Juuru vald) is a former Estonian municipality located in Rapla County. It had a population of 1,627 (as of 31 March 2006) and an area of 152.4 km². In 2017, Juuru Parish was merged into Rapla Parish. Settlements Juuru P .... Gallery File:Juuru kirikaia kabel 1.jpg , Chapel in Juuru churchyard File:Juuru kirikuaia piirdemüür värava ja päikesekellaga2.jpg , A gate with a sundial on the churchyard wall File:Juuru mõisa peahoone.jpg , Main building of Juuru Manor File:Juuru pastoraadi peahoone.jpg , Juuru rectory References External linksJuuru Parish Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Kreis Harrien {{Rapla-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapla Parish
Rapla Parish ( et, Rapla vald) is an Estonian municipality located in Rapla County. It has a population of 13,193 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of 859 km2. Settlements ;Town: Rapla ;Small boroughs: Alu - Hagudi - Kaiu - Kuusiku ;Villages: Äherdi - Alu-Metsküla - Aranküla - Atla - Hagudi - Helda - Hõreda - Iira - Jalase - Jaluse - Järlepa - Juula - Juuru - Kabala - Kaigepere - Kalda - Kalevi - Karitsa - Kasvandu - Kelba - Keo - Kodila - Kodila-Metsküla - Koigi - Koikse - Kõrgu - Kuimetsa - Kuku - Kuusiku-Nõmme - Lipa - Lipametsa - Lipstu - Loe - Lõiuse - Lõpemetsa - Mahlamäe - Mahtra - Maidla - Mällu - Metsküla - Mõisaaseme - Nõmme - Nõmmemetsa - Nõmmküla - Oblu - Oela - Ohulepa - Oola - Orguse - Palamulla - Pirgu - Põlliku - Põlma - Purila - Purku - Raela - Raikküla - Raka - Ridaküla - Röa - Sadala - Seli - Seli-Nurme - Sikeldi - Sulupere - Suurekivi - Tamsi - Tapupere - Tolla - Toomja - Tõ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapla County
Rapla County ( et, Rapla maakond or ''Raplamaa'') is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in the 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 January 2021 Rapla County had a population of 33,116 – 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 2009, the Governor position is held by Tiit Leier. Municipalities The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 4 rural municipalities (Estonian: ''vallad'' – parishes) in Rapla County: Geography Natural resources found in Rapla county include limestone, dolomite, peat, and clay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valgus (publisher)
Valgus is an Estonian publisher. Valgus publishes, for example, dictionaries, study books, manuals, popular science books. Valgus' headquarters are located in Tallinn. Valgus was established in 1965. In 1991, major re-organizing was taken place and it gave rise to two publishers: Koolibri and Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers ( et, Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus) was an Estonian publisher which published reference literature (like encyclopedias, atlases) and popular science literature. As of 2009 publisher's main shareholders were Har .... Valgus continued its existing. In the time of Soviet Estonia, Valgus was published Estonian Soviet Encyclopedia. References External links * {{Authority control Book publishing companies of Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahtra War
Mahtra War ( et, Mahtra sõda) was a peasant insurgency at the Mahtra estate (now in Rapla County, 60 km from Tallinn) in Estonia, in the then Russian Empire in May–July 1858. The revolt was suppressed using the regular army, 14 peasants were wounded and 7 killed on site, 3 died later of wounds. The military casualties included 13 soldiers wounded and 1 officer killed. 60 of 65 peasant defendants were sentenced to death by a court-martial in Tallinn. Baltic governor-general Alexander Arkadyevich Suvorov, Suvorov later reduced the sentences of 44 peasants to corporal punishment, 35 of whom were sentenced to exile in Siberia, while the remaining 21 defendants were set free. Historical context In the Reval Governorate, Governorate of Estonia, serfdom was abolished in 1816 (in comparison, in the whole Russian Empire Emancipation reform of 1861, it was abolished in 1861), however the land was not redistributed among the peasants and the ''corvée'' labor was preserved (until 187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atla, Rapla County
Atla is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. It is located about northeast of the town of Rapla, just east of Juuru and northwest of Kaiu, by the road nr 14 (Kose– Purila road). As of 2011 Census, the village's population was 81. Between 1991–2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities) the village was located in Juuru Parish. Atla Manor was first mentioned as in 1422 when it belonged to Hannes van Treyden. 16th–17th century the manor belonged to the Dücker family. After the Great Northern War it was owned by the Maydell Maydell is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Anna von Maydell (1861–1944), German-Baltic artist and metal beater * Ernst von Maydell (Landrat) (1767–1843), Estonian Landrat * Ernst von Maydell (1888–1960), German-Baltic gr ...s and the Helffreichs. From 1873 to its dispossession in 1919 the Barlöwens lived there. Nowadays a private pottery is located in the manor. References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahtra
Mahtra is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. It has a population of 92 (as of 1 January 2010). Between 1991 and 2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities) the village was located in Juuru Parish. In 1858 a peasant insurgency called the Mahtra War took place at the Mahtra Manor. References Villages in Rapla County Kreis Harrien {{Rapla-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahtra Peasant Museum
The Mahtra Peasant Museum ( et, Mahtra Talurahvamuuseum) is located in Rapla Parish in Rapla County, Estonia. It is a national institution of the Estonian Ministry of Culture and a national museum. In its charter, the main objectives of the museum are as follows: "to collect, study, and preserve information and objects of cultural value relating to the history and culture of Rapla County, and to make it available to the public for the purposes of research, education, and general interest." The museum has its origins in an exhibition on the 90th anniversary of the Mahtra War Mahtra War ( et, Mahtra sõda) was a peasant insurgency at the Mahtra estate (now in Rapla County, 60 km from Tallinn) in Estonia, in the then Russian Empire in May–July 1858. The revolt was suppressed using the regular army, 14 peasants w ... that was held in Juuru Middle School ( et, Juuru Mittieelikus Keskskool). In 1958, on the centennial of the Mahtra War, a museum room was opened in the Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Residential Buildings Completed In 1811
A residential area is a land used in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas. Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family residential, or mobile homes. Zoning for residential use may permit some services or work opportunities or may totally exclude business and industry. It may permit high density land use or only permit low density uses. Residential zoning usually includes a smaller FAR ( floor area ratio) than business, commercial or industrial/manufacturing zoning. The area may be large or small. Overview In certain residential areas, especially rural, large tracts of land may have no services whatever, such that residents seeking services must use a motor vehicle or other transportation, so the need for transportation has resulted in land development following existing or planned transport infrastructure such as rail and road. Development patterns may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
