Tarvastu (German: Tarwast) is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. It's located about a kilometer east of Mustla. Tarvastu has a population of 99 (as of 2006).[1] The village is passed by the Tarvastu River and the Viljandi–Rõngu road (no. 52). Estonian second largest lake Võrtsjärv also shares a small border with the village's territory.
Tarvastu is the birthplace of the Estonian wrestler Martin Klein (1884–1947), who won a silver medal at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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Tarvastu church in the nearby village of Porsa -
Ruins of Tarvastu Castle in nearby Sooviku -
Ruins of Tarvastu Castle -
Chapel near the ruins
References
- ^ a b "Tarvastu valla arengukava 2007-2015" (in Estonian). Tarvastu vald. p. 9. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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