Vidzeme Upland
The Vidzeme Upland or the Vidzeme Highland is a hilly area of higher elevation in northeastern Latvia, named after the historical region of Vidzeme. Sometimes it is referred to as the Central Vidzeme Upland, to distinguish it from another hilly area of Vidzeme, Alūksne Upland, also known as the "East Vidzeme Upland".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Upland with an elevation of 188 metres
- Description: mountain range and upland in Latvia in Latvia
- Also known as: “Central Vidzeme Upland”, “Vidzeme Highland”, “Vidzemes Centrala Augstiene”, and “Vidzemskaya Vozyshennost’”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nedzis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ineši and Vecpiebalga.
Vecpiebalga
Village
Photo: ainars brūvelis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vecpiebalga is a village in Vecpiebalga Parish, Cēsis Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. Vecpiebalga had 501 residents as of 2017. Vecpiebalga is an important village in Latvian cultural identity. Vecpiebalga is situated 7 km north of Vidzeme Upland.
Jumurda
Village
Photo: Sirujs Enobs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jumurda is a village, which is situated 8 km southwest of Vidzeme Upland.
Vidzeme Upland
- Categories: mountain range, upland, and landform
- Location: Cēsis Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Venetian—“Vidzeme Upland” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Відзэмскае ўзвышша”
- Bulgarian: “Видземско възвишение”
- Catalan: “altiplà de Vidzeme”
- Catalan: “Altiplà de Vidzeme”
- Cebuano: “Vidzemes Centrālā Augstiene”
- Chinese: “維澤梅高地”
- Chinese: “维泽梅高地”
- Czech: “Vidzemské vrchy”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فيدزيم ابلاند”
- Estonian: “Vidzeme kõrgustik”
- French: “Collines de Vidzeme”
- German: “gaiziņkalns”
- German: “Gaiziņkalns”
- Greek: “υψίπεδο Βίντζεμε”
- Kirghiz: “Видземе дөңсөөсү”
- Ladin: “gaiziņkalns”
- Latvian: “Vidzemes augstiene”
- Latvian: “Vidzemes Centrālā augstiene”
- Lithuanian: “Centrinė Vidžemės aukštuma”
- Lithuanian: “Vidžemės aukštuma”
- Macedonian: “Виѕемско Возвишение”
- Polish: “Vidzemes augstiene”
- Russian: “Видземская возвышенность”
- Russian: “Центральная видземская возвышенность”
- Swedish: “Livländska höglandet”
- Swedish: “Vidzemes Centrālā Augstiene”
- Ukrainian: “Відземська височина”
- Venetian: “Vidzeme Upland”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kleivēni and Čolēni.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Radu Kalns and Vārnu Kalni.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vidzeme Upland”. Photo: Laurijs, CC BY-SA 3.0.