Järvakandi () is a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History ...

() in central

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

. Administratively it constituted Järvakandi Parish () until 2017 — a rural

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

within

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

. After the 2017 reforms of municipalities, it is now located in

Kehtna Parish Kehtna Parish () is a rural municipality in central Estonia. It is a part of Rapla County. The municipality has a population of 5,182 (as of 1 January 2004) and covers an area of 507.3 km2. The population density is 10.2 inhabitants per km2 ...

. The municipality had a population of 1,375 as of January 2012 and an area of 4.83 km². The rock music festival

Rabarock Rabarock was a rock festival held annually in Järvakandi, Estonia between 2005–2009 and 2011–2012. It took place in the first half of June. Dates and headliners *2012, 15–16 June ** Andrew W.K. (USA), The Big Pink (UK), Dramamama (ES ...

was held in Järvakandi from 2005 to 2012.

Gallery

EELK Järvakandi Pauluse kirik.jpg, St. Paul's

Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC; Estonian: ''Eesti Evangeelne Luterlik Kirik'', abbreviated EELK) is a Lutheran church in Estonia. The EELC is member of the Lutheran World Federation and belongs to the Community of Protestant Ch ...

in Järvakandi Järvakandi Kultuurihall.jpg, Järvakandi cultural centre

References

External links

Järvakandi Gymnasium

Järvakandi glass museum

Rabarock
music festival
Club Cinema
Nightclub Former municipalities of Estonia Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Kehtna Parish Kreis Harrien {{rapla-geo-stub