Navesti is a village in
Põhja-Sakala Parish,
Viljandi County in central
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
. It is located on the road between the towns of
Võhma and
Suure-Jaani, about 6 km from each, where the road crosses the
Navesti River
The Navesti (also known as Pala or Paala) is a -long-river in southwestern Estonia. It is the largest river by discharge that empties into the Pärnu (in its mouth the discharge is almost equal as Pärnu's). The source of the Navesti is near I ...
. Navesti village has a population of 98 (as of 1 January 2012) and an area of 12.54 km².
The
Türi
Türi is a town in Järva County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Türi Parish. Since 2000, Türi is known as the "spring capital" of Estonia. It has a railway station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail tra ...
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Viljandi
Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu ...
railway passes through the village on its eastern side. The nearest station is in the small borough of
Olustvere
Olustvere (german: Ollustfer) is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Põhja-Sakala Parish, Viljandi County in central Estonia. It has a population of 465 (as of 2009).
During the 19th century and supposedly earlier, the area surrounding the Olustv ...
about 4 km southeast.
Navesti was first mentioned in 1599 as ''Navosth'' when the Navesti Manor belonged under the
Pärsti
Pärsti (german: Perst) is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. It has a population of 164 (as of 4 January 2010).
Javelin thrower Risto Mätas
Risto Mätas (born 30 April 1984) is a retired Estonian track and field
Tr ...
Manor. In 1622 the Swedish king
Gustav II Adolph
Gustavus Adolphus (9 December N.S 19 December">Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="/nowiki>Old Style and New Style dates">N.S 19 December15946 November Old Style and New Style dates">N.S 16 November] 1632), also known in English as G ...
gifted both manors to the brothers Casper, Fabian and Michael
Engelhardt family, Engelhardts.
The site of the ancient pass over the
Navesti River
The Navesti (also known as Pala or Paala) is a -long-river in southwestern Estonia. It is the largest river by discharge that empties into the Pärnu (in its mouth the discharge is almost equal as Pärnu's). The source of the Navesti is near I ...
which connected the ancient counties of
Sakala and
Järvamaa is located in the village.
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References
Villages in Viljandi County
Kreis Fellin
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