Imste

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Imste
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Coordinates: 58°15′50″N27°04′18″E / 58.263888888889°N 27.071666666667°E / 58.263888888889; 27.071666666667
CountryFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
County Tartu County
Parish Kastre Parish
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Imste is a village in Kastre Parish, Tartu County in Estonia. [1]

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