Järvakandi (german: Jerwakant) is a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle A ...

( et, alev) in central

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, a ...

. Administratively it constituted Järvakandi Parish () until 2017 — a rural

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within

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 Har ...

. After the 2017 reforms of municipalities, it is now located in Kehtna Parish. The municipality had a population of 1,375 as of January 2012 and an area of 4.83 km². The rock music festival Rabarock was held in Järvakandi from 2005 to 2012.

Gallery

EELK Järvakandi Pauluse kirik.jpg, St. Paul's

Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC; Estonian: ''Eesti Evangeelne Luterlik Kirik'', abbreviated EELK) is a Lutheran church in Estonia. EELC is member of the Lutheran World Federation and belongs to the Community of Protestant Church ...

in Järvakandi Järvakandi Kultuurihall.jpg, Järvakandi cultural centre

References

External links

Official website

Järvakandi Gymnasium

Järvakandi glass museum

Rabarock
music festival
Club Cinema
Nightclub Municipalities of Estonia Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Kehtna Parish Kreis Harrien {{rapla-geo-stub