Riebiņu Lake

Riebiņu Lake is a lake in Cēsis Municipality, Latvia. Riebiņu Lake is situated nearby to the village Plācis, as well as near the hamlet Mazstraupe.

Photo: Guntars Mednis, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Body of water
Description: lake in Latvia
Also known as: “Ozero Riyebinu”, “Ozero Riyebinyu-Ezers”, “Riebinu Ezers”, and “Riebiņu ezers”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lielstraupe Castle.

Lielstraupe Castle

Photo: Juriskraulis, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lielstraupe Castle is a castle in Straupe Parish, Cēsis Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It was originally built by the von Rosen family 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 and expropriated soon after. Lielstraupe Castle is situated 3½ km south of Riebiņu Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plācis and Straupe.

Plācis

Village

Photo: J. Sedols, CC BY 3.0.

Plācis is a village.

Straupe

Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Straupe is a 14th-century village in the Latvian region of Vidzeme. It is best known for the two Livonian castles – the largest fort of the Livonians was also around here.