Pekša ezers
Pekša ezers is a lake in Cēsis Municipality, Latvia. Pekša ezers is situated nearby to the village Lielstraupe, as well as near the hamlet Brasla.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lielstraupe Castle.
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.
Pekša ezers
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Latvia
- Category: body of water
- Location: Cēsis Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
57.3116° or 57° 18′ 42″ northLongitude
24.9704° or 24° 58′ 14″ eastOpen location code
9G968X6C+J5OpenStreetMap ID
way 61939539OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeWikidata ID
Q15219508
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In Other Languages
From Latvian to Russian—“Pekša ezers” goes by many names.
- Latvian: “Pekša ezers”
- Latvian: “Pekšu ezers”
- Russian: “Пекша (озеро)”
- Russian: “Пекша”
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