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, Tartu County, Kavastu - Kikaste - Kõivu - Lohkva - Muri, Tartu County, Muri - Pajukurmu - Pilka, Estonia ...
,
Tartu County
Tartu County ( 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% of the territory of E ...
, on the left bank of
Emajõgi
The Emajõgi (; meaning 'mother river') is a river in Estonia which flows from Võrtsjärv, Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipus, crossing the city of Tartu for . It has a length of .
The Emajõgi is sometimes called the Suur E ...
.
The only operating
cable ferry
A cable ferry (including the types 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
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
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 barre ...
over Emajõgi
The Emajõgi (; meaning 'mother river') is a river in Estonia which flows from Võrtsjärv, Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipus, crossing the city of Tartu for . It has a length of .
The Emajõgi is sometimes called the Suur E ...
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
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