Kavastu, Tartu County

Kavastu
Kavastu
Coordinates: 58°23′N 27°03′E / 58.383°N 27.050°E / 58.383; 27.050Coordinates: 58°23′N 27°03′E / 58.383°N 27.050°E / 58.383; 27.050
Country	Estonia
County	Tartu County
Population (2009)
• Total	315
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)

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

The only operating cable ferry in Estonia crosses the river at Kavastu.^[1] 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.

Gallery

Kavastu raft over Emajõgi in 1984.
View at the village from the raft.

References

↑ "Kavastu parv" (DOC) (in Estonian). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Population of Luunja Parish by villages

Settlements in Luunja Parish

Small borough	Luunja

Villages	Kabina Kakumetsa Kavastu Kikaste Kõivu Lohkva Muri Pajukurmu Pilka Poksi Põvvatu Rõõmu Sääsekõrva Sääsküla Sava Savikoja Sirgu Sirgumetsa Veibri Viira

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