Kavastu
Kavastu is located in Estonia
Kavastu
Kavastu
Coordinates: 58°23′N 27°03′E / 58.383°N 27.050°E / 58.383; 27.050
CountryEstonia
CountyTartu County
Population
 (2009)
  Total315
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

Kavastu is a village in Luunja Parish, Tartu County, on the left bank of Emajõgi.[1]

The only operating cable ferry in Estonia crosses the river at Kavastu.[2] At Kavastu, there is a mediumwave transmitter with 2 249 metres tall guyed masts, actually used for broadcasting a religious program on 1035 kHz with 125 kW.[3][4]

Historically, the village is named as Alevi and Uue-Kastre.[5]

References

  1. Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. "Kavastu parv" (in Estonian). Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original (DOC) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  3. "Event blog".
  4. http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadbasic/pamslight/AGQO6KMDETHQA/EN/AIP/ENR/EE_ENR_5_4_en_2010-03-11.pdf
  5. Alevi, entry in Place Names Database (KNAB) (retrieved 27 March 2020)


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