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Discover Straupe in Latvia
Straupe in the region of Cēsu Rajons is a town located in Latvia - some 42 mi or ( 68 km ) North-East of Riga , the country's capital .
Local time in Straupe is now 09:26 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Riga " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vetras, Vainiži, Turaidas Skola, Snores, and Riga. When in this area, you might want to check out Vetras . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Straupe ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Roadtrip in Latvia - The Ligatne bunker
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Gauja rudenī
02.10. Autumn in most popular Latvian river Gauja. ..
Braslas HES 06.11.2010
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Brasla 06.11.2010
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Interesting facts about this location
Lielstraupe Castle
Lielstraupe Castle is a castle in the historical region of Vidzeme, in northern Latvia. It was originally built in the 13th century, and the village of Straupe began to develop around the castle in the 14th century. A large tower was added around 1600. Severely damaged by fire in 1905, the castle was restored between 1906 and 1909 by architect Vilhelms Bokslafs. Since 1963 it has housed a drug addiction rehabilitation hospital.
Located at 57.35 24.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Pārgauja Municipality
Pārgauja Municipality is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Raiskums parish, Stalbe parish and Straupe parish the administrative centre being Stalbe.
Located at 57.37 25.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Ungurmuiža Manor
Ungurmuiža Manor (Latvian: Ungurmuižas kungu māja) is a manor house in the historical region of Vidzeme, in northern Latvia. The estate is named for the von Ungern family, who owned it prior to the middle of the 17th century. The current wooden manor was built in 1731-1732 in Baroque style for the owner, Lieutenant General Balthasar Freiherr von Campenhausen. The von Campenhausen family owned the estate from 1728 to 1939.
Located at 57.36 25.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Gauja Formation
The Gauja Formation is a Middle Devonian fossil locality in Estonia and Latvia. It is named after the Gauja River, where it is exposed along the banks. The Gauja Formation has a maximum thickness of 80 m . It is composed of weakly to moderately cemented layers of fine-grained to very fine-grained sandstone. The layer is predominantly light to yellowish-gray in color, but can be pinkish brown or variegated. It is mostly composed of quartzose arenites.
Located at 57.30 25.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Amata River
Amata is a river in Gauja National Park in the Middle Latvian Lowland. It flows from lake Kukala in Vidzeme, 66 km, to the river Gauja. The riverbanks feature Devonian red sandstone cliffs, and rapids. The river Amata is one of Latvia's fastest rivers. It has one of the deepest and most unusual valleys of all the rivers in Vidzeme, with up to 45 m high sandstone and dolomite banks. One of the steepest bank of Amata is the Zvārtes rock.
Located at 57.30 25.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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