Aste, Estonia

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Aste
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Aste
Coordinates: 58°20′37″N22°27′32″E / 58.34361°N 22.45889°E / 58.34361; 22.45889
Country Estonia
County Saare County
Population
 (1 January 2020)
  Total
389
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)

Aste is a small borough (Estonian : alevik) in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. [1] It was the site of the Soviet military Aste Airfield.

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References

  1. "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency . Retrieved 2008-07-09.