Härgla
Village
Härgla manor main building
Härgla manor main building
Härgla is located in Estonia
Härgla
Härgla
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°06′01″N 24°54′36″E / 59.10028°N 24.91000°E / 59.10028; 24.91000
Country Estonia
County Rapla County
MunicipalityRapla Parish
First mentioned1241
Area
 • Total12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi)
Population
 (01.02.2010[1])
 • Total68
 • Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)

Härgla (also known as Härgküla) is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia.[2] It has an area of 12.35 km² and a population of 68 (as of 1 February 2010).[1]

Between 1991–2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities) the village was located in Juuru Parish. In 2010 Kalda village was detached from the lands of Härgla.[3]

Härgla manor

Härgla manor (German: Herkül) is mentioned in written sources for the first time in 1516. The current building originally dates from the 1780s but has been extensively rebuilt. The façade is dominated by the large ionic portico. Remaining interior details are mostly late 19th century.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Kohanimenõukogu koosoleku protokoll nr 34" (PDF) (in Estonian). EKI Place Names Board. p. 2.
  2. ↑ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  3. ↑ "Changes in the list of populated places".
  4. ↑ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 81. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.


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