Erastvere

{{Short description|Village in Estonia}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Erastvere

| native_name = {{lang|vro|Erästvere}} {{in lang|vro}}

| settlement_type = Village

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| coordinates = {{Coord|57|58|57|N|26|47|25|E|region:EE|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Estonia

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = Põlva County

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Kanepi Parish

| established_title = First mentioned

| established_date = 1452

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| population_total = 286

| population_as_of = 2011 Census

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Erastvere ({{langx|de|Errestfer}}, {{langx|vro|Erästvere}}) is a village in Kanepi Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia.{{EHAK|1619}} (retrieved 28 July 2021) It is located just southeast of Kanepi, the centre of the municipality, and is passed by the Tallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa road (E263). As of the 2011 census, the village's population was 286.{{cite web|title=Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age|url=http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=PC003&lang=1|publisher=Statistics Estonia|access-date=31 May 2013|date=31 December 2011}}

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.{{cite web|title=Erastvere küla|url=http://www.eestigiid.ee/?CatID=285&ItemID=2010|publisher=eestigiid.ee|access-date=29 March 2013|language=Estonian}} The main building has not survived, and a newer nursery home building is located on the site.