Kallaste (Muhu)

Coordinates: 58 ° 40 '  N , 23 ° 14'  E

Callaste​

Estonia

The Baltic Sea at Kallaste

Kallaste is a village ( Estonian küla ) on the third largest Estonian island of Muhu . It belongs to the rural community of the same name ( Muhu vald ) in the Saare district ( Saare maakond ).

Population and location

The place has 65 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is located on the north coast of the island of Muhu.

At the center of the village is the 300 meter long Klint von Üügu ( Üügu pank ), which offers a wide view over the Baltic Sea . The steep bank is up to 5.5 meters high. The area with its boggy subsoil has been a landscape protection area with an area of ​​ten hectares since 1959.

literature

• Baltic historical local dictionary. Part 1: Estonia (including Northern Livonia). Started by Hans Feldmann . Published by Heinz von zur Mühlen . Edited by Gertrud Westermann . Böhlau, Köln / Wien 1985 (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1), ISBN 3-412-07183-8 , p. 170.

Web links

• Entry in Eesti Entsüklopeedia (online version)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Estonian Statistical Office
2. ↑ Entry in Eesti Entsüklopeedia ( Memento of the original from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.