Jaanuse Reservoir

Jaanuse Reservoir is a lake in Pinska küla, Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County. Jaanuse Reservoir is situated nearby to the power station Sepa-Päikese, as well as near Sepa tee 5.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Viljandi Castle and Viljandi railway station.

Viljandi Castle

Photo: Otoomet, Public domain.

Viljandi Castle is 13th Century castle in a Viljandi, Estonia. It was built by the Livonian Order, and construction started in 1224 in place of a former hillfort, which was one of the strongest castles in Livonia. Viljandi Castle is situated 3½ km northeast of Jaanuse Reservoir.

Viljandi railway station

Railway station

Photo: Uacs451, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Viljandi railway station is a railway station serving the town of Viljandi in southern Estonia. The station is the southern terminus of the Tallinn–Viljandi railway line. Viljandi railway station is situated 2½ km northeast of Jaanuse Reservoir.

Building of the Ugala

Theater building

Photo: Avjoska, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Building of the Ugala is a theater building, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Jaanuse Reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Viljandi and Jämejala.

Viljandi

Photo: Iifar, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.

Viljandi is a city and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,000 in 2026. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu.

Jämejala

Hamlet

Jämejala is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. It has a population of 199. It was a part of Pärsti Parish until 2013. Jämejala is situated 6 km northeast of Jaanuse Reservoir.

Viiratsi

Village

Photo: Jeremiit, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.

Viiratsi is a small borough in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 1,332. The Commander-in-chief of the Estonian Army Johan Laidoner was born in Raja farmstead near Viiratsi, site now located in nearby Vardja village. Viiratsi is situated 6 km east of Jaanuse Reservoir.

Jaanuse Reservoir

Type: Body of water
Description: reservoir in Estonia
Category: lake
Location: Pinska küla, Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

58.34306° or 58° 20′ 35″ north

Longitude

25.5396° or 25° 32′ 23″ east

Open location code

9GC78GVQ+6R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 199011604

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q31272702

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In Other Languages

“Jaanuse Reservoir” goes by many names.

Estonian: “Jaanuse paisjärv”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sepa-Päikese and Sepa tee 5.

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