Tarvastu () is a village in

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. It's located about a kilometer east of

Mustla Mustla is a small borough (') in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 818. 1938–1979 Mustla was a town with town privileges. In June 2018, a plaque commemorating Alfons Rebane was ...

. Tarvastu has a population of 99 (as of 2006). The village is passed by the

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and the

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road (no. 52). Estonian second largest lake

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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

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Gallery

File:Tarvastu kirik 14661-1.jpg, Tarvastu church in the nearby village of Porsa File:Tarwast Ordensburg Mauern 02.JPG, Ruins of Tarvastu Castle in nearby Sooviku File:Tarvastu ordulinnus 2010.JPG, Ruins of Tarvastu Castle File:Tarvastu kabel.JPG, Chapel near the ruins

References

Villages in Viljandi County Kreis Fellin {{Viljandi-geo-stub