Tapa is a town in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia, located at the junction of the country's Tallinn–Narva and Tallinn–Tartu–Valga railway lines. Tapa has the Estonian Defense Forces nearby Keskpolügoon. The Valgejõgi River passes Tapa on its northeastern side. Tapa has been known as both a railway and a military town throughout its history.
Tapa developed as a village in the 13th–14th centuries. It was first mentioned in 1482 and the Tapa knight manor in 1629. Tapa was officially recognized as a town in 1926. From Wikipedia
