Kavastu is a village in

Luunja Parish Luunja Parish is a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia. Settlements ;Small borough: Luunja ;Villages: Kabina - Kakumetsa - Kavastu - Kikaste - Kõivu - Lohkva - Muri - Pajukurmu - Pilka - Poksi - Põvvatu - Rõõmu - Sääs ...

Tartu County Tartu County ( et, Tartu maakond or ''Tartumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in eastern Estonia bordering Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County. The area of Tartu County is , which covers 6.9% ...

, on the left bank of

Emajõgi Emajõgi (; meaning ''"Mother River"'') is a river in Estonia which flows from Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipsi, crossing the city of Tartu for 10 km. It has a length of 100 km. The Emajõgi is sometimes called ...

. The only operating

cable ferry A cable ferry (including the terms chain ferry, swing ferry, floating bridge, or punt) is a ferry that is guided (and in many cases propelled) across a river or large body of water by cables connected to both shores. Early cable ferries often ...

in Estonia crosses the river at Kavastu. 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. Historically, the village is named as ''Alevi'' and ''Uue-Kastre''. (retrieved 27 March 2020)

Gallery

File:Kavastu parv emajõgi o1.jpg, Kavastu

raft A raft is any flat structure for support or transportation over water. It is usually of basic design, characterized by the absence of a hull. Rafts are usually kept afloat by using any combination of buoyant materials such as wood, sealed barrels ...

over

in 1984. File:Vaade kavastule emajõelt.jpg, View at the village from the raft. File:Kavastu praam3.JPG, File:Kavastu praam.JPG, File:Kavastu meierei hoone 2014.jpg, Kavastu dairy

References

Population of Luunja Parish by villages
Villages in Tartu County Kreis Dorpat {{estonia-geo-stub