Erastvere

Erastvere
Erästvere (in Võro)
Erastvere is located in Estonia
Erastvere
Erastvere
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 57°58′57″N 26°47′25″E / 57.98250°N 26.79028°E / 57.98250; 26.79028
CountryEstonia
CountyPõlva County
MunicipalityKanepi Parish
First mentioned1452
Population
 • Total286

Erastvere (German: Errestfer, Võro: Erästvere) is a village in Kanepi Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia.[2] It is located just southeast of Kanepi, the centre of the municipality, and is passed by the TallinnTartuVõruLuhamaa road (E263). As of the 2011 census, the village's population was 286.[1]

The village centre is next to 16.3 ha Lake Erastvere, which is the source of the Ahja River. The Võhandu River also passes Erastvere on its western side. Erastvere is the site of the former Erastvere (Errestfer) knight manor.[3] The main building has not survived, and a newer nursery home building is located on the site.

  1. ^ a b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  3. ^ "Erastvere küla" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 29 March 2013.

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