Raikküla is a village in

Rapla Parish Rapla Parish ( et, Rapla vald) is an Estonian municipality located in Rapla County. It has a population of 13,193 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of 859 km2. Settlements ;Town: Rapla ;Small boroughs: Alu - Hagudi - Kaiu - Kuusiku ;V ...

Rapla County Rapla County ( et, Rapla maakond or ''Raplamaa'') is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in the western part of the country and borders Järva County to the east, Pärnu County to the south, Lääne County to the west, and Har ...

in northwestern

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. Between 1991–2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian local governments) the village was located in

Raikküla Parish Raikküla Parish ( et, Raikküla vald) was an Estonian municipality located in Rapla County. It had a population of 1,754 (as of 1 January 2006) and an area of 224.2 km2. Settlements ;Villages: Jalase - Kaigepere - Keo Keo may refer to: * ...

. Geologist and paleontologist

Alexander Keyserling Alexander Friedrich Michael Lebrecht Nikolaus Arthur Graf von Keyserling (15 August 1815 – 8 May 1891) was a Baltic German geologist and paleontologist from the Keyserlingk family of Baltic German nobility. Career Alexander von Keyse ...

(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 Pig farming or pork farming or hog farming is the raising and breeding of domestic pigs as livestock, and is a branch of animal husbandry. Pigs are farmed principally for food (e.g. pork: bacon, ham, gammon) and skins. Pigs are amenable to ...

that accommodates 8,470 pigs. It is owned by OÜ Raikküla Seakasvatus and produces pigs for

Rakvere Lihakombinaat Rakvere Lihakombinaat (Rakvere Meat Processing Plant) is an Estonian meat products manufacturer, based in Rakvere. It's the biggest meat processor in the Baltic states. History The history of Rakvere Meat Processing Plant dates back to the y ...

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Villages in Rapla County {{Rapla-geo-stub