- Kallaste
Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = EST
subdivision_type1 = County
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Kallaste
|official_name=Kallaste linn
other_name=Kallaste
image_shield=Kallaste_coatofarms.png
subdivision_name1=Tartu County
leader_name=Maie Nisu
area_total_km2=1.9
population_total=1256|population_footnotes=
population_as_of=2002
population_density_km2=660
coor=58°40' N 27°10' E
latd=58|latm=40|latNS=N|longd=27|longm=10|longEW=EKallaste is a town and a municipality in
Tartu County ,Estonia . It is located on the western shore ofLake Peipus . Most of the population areRussians , 15% beingEstonians .History
Kallaste was founded in the 18th century as a village of Russian
Old Believers . It became a small borough ("alevik") in 1921 and a town in1 May 1938 .External links
* [http://www.kallaste.ee Official website] (in Estonian and Russian)
[bg:Каласте]
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