Uusküla, Rapla County Explained

Official Name:Uusküla
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Rapla County
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Rapla Parish
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

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:

Notes and References

  1. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. Web site: Uusküla . Dictionary of Estonian Place Names . Eesti Keele Instituut . December 16, 2023 . Tallinn.