Straupe
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.
- Village with about 440 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (170 feet)
- Description: village in Latvia
- Also known as“Bol’shaya Myza Straupe”“Liel-Straupes Muiža”“Myza Straupes”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lielstraupe Castle and Riebiņu Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plācis.
Straupe
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Latitude
57.3515° or 57° 21′ 5″ north
Longitude
24.9532° or 24° 57′ 11″ east
Open location code
9G969X23+H7
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OpenStreetMap feature
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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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