Kavastu | |
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  Kavastu | |
| Coordinates: 58°23′N 27°03′E / 58.383°N 27.050°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Tartu County |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 315 |
| Time zone | UTC+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]
- ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
- ^ "Kavastu parv" (in Estonian). Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original (DOC) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
- ^ "Event blog".
- ^ http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadbasic/pamslight/AGQO6KMDETHQA/EN/AIP/ENR/EE_ENR_5_4_en_2010-03-11.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Alevi, entry in Place Names Database (KNAB) [1] (retrieved 27 March 2020)