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]
Härgla | |
|---|---|
 Härgla manor main building | |
  Härgla Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 59°06′01″N 24°54′36″E / 59.10028°N 24.91000°E | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Rapla County |
| Municipality | Rapla Parish |
| First mentioned | 1241 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi) |
| Population (01.02.2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 68 |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
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
editHärgla 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Kohanimenõukogu koosoleku protokoll nr 34" (PDF) (in Estonian). EKI Place Names Board. p. 2.
- ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
- ^ "Changes in the list of populated places".
- ^ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 81. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.
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