Straupes pagasts
Straupes pagasts is in Cēsis Municipality, Latvia. Straupes pagasts is situated nearby to the village Lielstraupe, as well as near the locality Šņores.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lielstraupe Castle and Pekša ezers.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Straupe and Plācis.
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.
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Straupes pagasts
- Location: Cēsis Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
57.327° or 57° 19′ 37″ northLongitude
24.9626° or 24° 57′ 45″ eastElevation
75 metres (246 feet)Open location code
9G968XG7+Q2GeoNames ID
11352808
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