Uusküla, Rapla County

Uusküla
Village
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Country Estonia
CountyRapla County
ParishRapla Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Uusküla is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia.[1] Rapla Cemetery is located in Uusküla.

Name

Uusküla was attested in written sources as Usekulle in 1409, Husekull in 1410, and Udenküll in 1725. The name literally means 'new village'. It is hypothesized that the village was created after the establishment of Alu Manor to the northwest and the loss of the village at that site, and that the name refers to a new substitute village.[2]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Uusküla include the following:

  • Otto Tief (1889–1976), politician, lawyer, and military commander, born in Uusküla
  • Rapla cemetery
    Rapla cemetery
  • Chapel in the cemetery
    Chapel in the cemetery
  • Grave of World War II victims
    Grave of World War II victims

References

  1. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link‍] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. ^ "Uusküla". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved December 16, 2023.


59°00′N 24°48′E / 59.000°N 24.800°E / 59.000; 24.800

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