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Kallaste
Kallaste is a Populated places in Estonia, town in Peipsiääre Parish, Tartu County, Estonia. It is located on the western shore of Lake Peipus. Most of the population are Russians, 15% being Estonians. History Kallaste was founded in the 18th century as a village of Russian Old Believers. It became a Populated places in Estonia, small borough (''alevik'') in 1921 and a town 1 May 1938. Gallery File:Kallaste-House.JPG, File:Kallaste.jpg, File:Kallaste liivakivipaljand.JPG, Bank in Kallaste File:Kallaste liivakivipaljand 2010.JPG, File:Church in Kallaste.jpg, Orthodox church in Kallaste File:Orthodox graveyard kallaste.JPG, Orthodox graveyard File:Kallaste Bus Port.jpg, Kallaste Bus station File:Red army memorial.jpg, Soviet World War II memorial References External links Former municipalities of Estonia Cities and towns in Estonia Populated places in Tartu County 18th-century establishments in Estonia Populated places established in the 18th century Old Believe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Peipus
Lake Peipus ( et, Peipsi-Pihkva järv; russian: Чудско-Псковское озеро, Псковско-Чудское озеро, Chudsko-Pskovskoye ozero, Pskovsko-Chudskoye ozero); is the largest trans-boundary lake in Europe, lying on the border between Estonia and Russia. The lake is the fifth-largest in Europe after Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega (in Russia north of Saint Petersburg), Lake Vänern (in Sweden), and Lake Saimaa (in Finland). The lake is a remnant of water regularly collecting at the foot of large, perennial arctic ice sheets during recent ice ages. It covers , and has an average depth of , the deepest point being .Чудско-Псковское озеро |
