Raikküla
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Village in Estonia
Village in Rapla County, Estonia
Raikküla | |
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Village | |
| Raikküla Manor Raikküla Manor | |
| Map | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Rapla County |
| Parish | Rapla Parish |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 256 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Raikküla (German: Rayküll) is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia.[1] Between 1991 and 2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian local governments) the village was located in Raikküla Parish.
Geologist and paleontologist Alexander Keyserling (1815–1891) lived in Raikküla Manor since 1847. Anton Raadik, the most famous Estonian born Middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s was born in Raikküla.
Raikküla is the location of Luuka pig farm that accommodates 8,470 pigs. It is owned by OÜ Raikküla Seakasvatus and produces pigs for Rakvere Lihakombinaat.[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 [dead link ] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
- ^ "Rakvere Farmid". Rakvere Lihakombinaat . Retrieved 7 November 2015.
58°56′N 24°46′E / 58.933°N 24.767°E / 58.933; 24.767
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