Latvia
Vidzeme
Cēsis Municipality

Straupe

Straupe is a 14th-century village in the region of . It is best known for the two Livonian castles – the largest fort of the Livonians was also around here.
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  • Type: Village with 444 residents
  • Description: village in Latvia
  • Also known as: “Bol’shaya Myza Straupe”, “Liel-Straupes Muiža”, and “Myza Straupes”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lielstraupe Castle and Riebiņu Lake.

Photo: Juriskraulis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle in Straupe Parish, , in the region of . 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.

Photo: Guntars Mednis, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plācis.

Village
Photo: J. Sedols, CC BY 3.0.
is a village.

Straupe

Latitude
57.3515° or 57° 21′ 5″ north
Longitude
24.9532° or 24° 57′ 11″ east
Population
444
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
Open location code
9G969X23+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26804659
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
457981
Wiki­data ID
Q124349
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Satellite Map

Discover Straupe from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Turkish—“Straupe” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Страўпэ”
  • Dutch: “Straupe”
  • Estonian: “Raupa”
  • Estonian: “Roopa”
  • Estonian: “Straupe”
  • French: “Straupe”
  • German: “Straupe”
  • German: “Groß-Roop” (historical)
  • German: “Lielstraupe” (historical)
  • German: “Roop” (historical)
  • Hungarian: “Straupe”
  • Latvian: “Straupe”
  • Lithuanian: “Straupė”
  • Low German: “Straupe”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Straupe”
  • Norwegian: “Straupe”
  • Persian: “استراوپه”
  • Polish: “Straupe”
  • Russian: “Страупе”
  • Turkish: “Straupe”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Straupe”. Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 4.0.