Keava

{{Short description|Borough in Estonia}}

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Keava ({{langx|de|Kedenpäh}}) is a small borough ({{lang|et|alevik}}) in Kehtna Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. Population 287 (as of 1 January 2007). It has a railway station on the TallinnViljandi 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 {{convert|55|m|ft}} by {{convert|20|m|ft}}.{{cite book | last = Viirand| first = Tiiu| title = Estonia. Cultural Tourism | publisher = Kunst Publishers | year = 2004 | page = 158 | isbn = 9949407184 }}

References

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{{Kehtna Parish}}

{{Boroughs of Estonia}}

Category:Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia

Category:Kehtna Parish

Category:Kreis Harrien

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