Jēkaba laukums

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Sigulda

Railway station

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Sigulda is a railway station, which is situated 1¼ km west of Jēkaba laukums.

Sigulda Castle

Manor estate

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Sigulda Castle, also known as Sigulda New Castle, is a castle in Sigulda, Sigulda Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It was built in 1878 in the Neo-Gothic style as a residence for the owners of the manor, the Kropotkin family. Sigulda Castle is situated 2 km northwest of Jēkaba laukums.

Sigulda Medieval Castle

Castle

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Sigulda Medieval Castle ruins are located on the edge of the Gauja valley in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. The original castle was built in 1207 as a castellum type fortress, later rebuilt into a convent type building. Sigulda Medieval Castle is situated 2 km northwest of Jēkaba laukums.

Places in the Area

Sigulda

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Sigulda is administratively in the Riga region, however culturally a part of the Vidzeme region. It is a resort town just over an hour from Riga by train, featuring a wooded river valley containing forest walks, cable car, bobsleigh track, three castles and a former times rehabilitation centre featuring a hostel, all of which is manageable as a day visitor on foot.

Krimulda Manor

Locality

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Krimulda Manor is a locality, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Jēkaba laukums.

Gütmanis (Gutmann) Cave

Locality

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Gutman's Cave is the widest and highest cave in the Baltic countries, located by the Gauja River in the area known as the ancient Gauja valley in the Gauja National Park near Sigulda, Latvia. Gütmanis (Gutmann) Cave is situated 3½ km northwest of Jēkaba laukums.

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