Raikküla

Raikküla
Village
Raikküla Manor
Country  Estonia
County Rapla County
Parish Raikküla Parish
Population (2011)
  Total 256
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Raikküla is a village in Raikküla Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia.

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.[1]

References

  1. "Rakvere Farmid". Rakvere Lihakombinaat. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

Coordinates: 58°56′N 24°46′E / 58.933°N 24.767°E / 58.933; 24.767


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