Uusküla, Rapla County

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

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Uusküla include the following:

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