Legend
Neeva canal, dug as slowly as the Neva
Neeva kanal
The Neeva canal in southern Järvamaa begins near the ruins of Köisi manor and flows through the forest into the Prandi river between Laimetsa and Äiamaa. It was once a small natural brook, which the Grünewaldt family, owners of Koigi manor from 1757, had deepened and straightened, and it later became the main outlet for wide drainage works. A local tale explains its grand name: the digging took an eternity, and the lord of neighbouring Laimetsa teased Grünewaldt that he was digging it like the Neva, comparing the ditch to the vast works on the river through St Petersburg.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Lõuna-Järvamaa Neeva kanal algab endise Köisi mõisa varemete lähedalt ja suubub metsas Laimetsa ja Äiamaa küla vahel Prandi jõkke. Kunagi oli see väike looduslik oja, mida Koigi mõisa omanikud Grünewaldtid, kes ostsid mõisa 1757. aastal, lasid süvendada ja õgvendada; hiljem sai sellest ulatuslike kuivendustööde eesvool. Kohalik jutt seletab uhket nime: kaevamine võttis ilmatuma kaua aega ja naabruses asuva Laimetsa mõisnik aasis Grünewaldti, et too kaevab seda nagu Neeva kanalit, võrreldes kraavi Peterburi läbiva jõe suurte töödega.