Orguse is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia. Between 1991 and 2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities) the village was located in Juuru Parish.
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Helda is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. It's located about 8 km northeast of the town of Rapla. It has an area of 545 ha and a population of 43.
Between 1991–2017 the village was located in Juuru Parish. Helda village was detached from Hõreda village in 2010.
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The Mahtra Peasant Museum is located in Rapla Parish in Rapla County, Estonia. It is a national institution of the Estonian Ministry of Culture and a national museum.
In its charter, the main objectives of the museum are as follows: "to collect, study, and preserve information and objects of cultural value relating to the history and culture of Rapla County, and to make it available to the public for the purposes of research, education, and general interest."
The museum has its origins in an exhibition on the 90th anniversary of the Mahtra War that was held in Juuru Middle School. In 1958, on the centennial of the Mahtra War, a museum room was opened in the Juuru Cultural Center. The museum was founded in 1967 and was officially opened in 1970.
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Hõreda is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia. It has an area of 421 ha and a population of 39.
Between 1991–2017 the village was located in Juuru Parish. In 2010 Helda village was detached from the lands of Hõreda.
Actor Jaan Rekkor was born and raised in Hõreda.
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The Atla-Eeru Inn is a former inn in Juuru, Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. The inn building has been recognized as a national cultural monument.
The building was built as a log house in 1811 and converted into an inn in 1841.
During the Mahtra War, the Atla-Eeru Inn became a place where several gatherings of decisive importance took place. Here, by the light of a splinter lamp, the peasants of Atla and Mahtra studied the new Peasants' Law, which was the impetus for the protest. Early on they morning of June 2, 1858, several groups of peasants gathered at the inn, and together they headed to Mahtra. It was here, after the uprising, that the wounded were given first aid.
In 1958, the Atla-Eeru Inn was purchased for the Mahtra Peasant Museum.
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Juuru is a small borough in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. From 1991 until 2017, Juuru was the administrative center of Juuru Parish.
The school in Juuru is named after the writer Eduard Vilde. The school was a high school until 2014. The Atla-Eeru Inn, which played a role in the Mahtra War of 1858, is located in Juuru.