Bakans
Bakans is a lake in Dzelzavas pagasts, Madona Municipality. Bakans is situated nearby to the hamlet Jaunbakani, as well as near Birznieki.Places of Interest
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Bakans
Lake
Bakans is a lake in Madona municipality, Latvia. It is located near to Dzelzava village and next to the lake is a smaller village, named Jaunbakani. In the 1930s, an old lake settlement was found in the lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dzelzava and Jaungulbene.
Dzelzava
Village
Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dzelzava is a village in the Dzelzava Parish of Madona Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. In 2000 in Dzelzava were 375 inhabitants. In Dzelzava is located Dzelzava estate, built in 1767, in baroque style. Dzelzava is situated 4 km southwest of Bakans.
Jaungulbene
Village
Jaungulbene is a village in the Jaungulbene Parish of Gulbene Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. Jaungulbene is situated 9 km east of Bakans.
Bakans
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Dzelzavas pagasts, Madona Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
57.03278° or 57° 1′ 58″ northLongitude
26.46306° or 26° 27′ 47″ eastElevation
112 metres (367 feet)Open location code
9G982FM7+46GeoNames ID
13160105
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In Other Languages
“Bakans” goes by many names.
- Latvian: “Bakans”
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