Keava | |
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 Keava railway station | |
  Keava | |
| Coordinates: 58°56′N24°53′E / 58.933°N 24.883°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Rapla County |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
• Total | 287 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Keava (German : Kedenpäh) 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).
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]
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