Keava

Borough in Estonia
Place in Rapla County, Estonia
58°56′N 24°53′E / 58.933°N 24.883°E / 58.933; 24.883CountryEstoniaCountyRapla CountyPopulation
 (1 January 2007)
 • Total287Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

Keava is a small borough (alevik) in Kehtna Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. Population 287 (as of 1 January 2007). It has a railway station on the Tallinn–Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit).

Keava hill fort

The remains of a hill fort, probably used as early as the second millennium BC, lie on a steep ridge in Keava. It was in use until the Middle Ages and may be identical to a castle raided, according to Russian chronicles, by Iziaslav I of Kiev in 1054. The hill fort consists of ramparts enclosing a courtyard measuring circa 55 metres (180 ft) by 20 metres (66 ft).[1]

References

  1. ^ Viirand, Tiiu (2004). Estonia. Cultural Tourism. Kunst Publishers. p. 158. ISBN 9949407184.
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