Plācis

Plācis is a village in Straupes pagasts, Cēsis Municipality and has about 179 residents. Plācis is situated nearby to the village Stalbe, as well as near the hamlet Mazstraupe.

Photo: J. Sedols, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lielstraupe Castle and Riebiņu Lake.

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 2½ km southwest of Plācis.

Riebiņu Lake

Photo: Guntars Mednis, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Straupe and Stalbe.

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.

Stalbe

Village

Photo: J. Sedols, CC BY 3.0.

Stalbe is a village in the Stalbe Parish of Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. Stalbe is situated 3½ km east of Plācis.

Plācis

Type: Village with 179 residents
Also known as: “Plačakrogs”, “Placi”, and “Platsis”
Categories: village in Latvia, average-size village in Latvia, and locality
Location: Straupes pagasts, Cēsis Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

57.36281° or 57° 21′ 46″ north

Longitude

24.97935° or 24° 58′ 46″ east

Population

179

Elevation

57 metres (187 feet)

Open location code

9G969X7H+4P

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Plācis from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Plācis” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Plācis”
Estonian: “Plācis”
Latvian: “Plācis”
Russian: “Плацис”
Turkish: “Placis”
Turkish: “Plācis”

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