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Cēsis
Town in Latvia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cēsis (Latvian pronunciation: [tseːsis] ⓘ), (German: Wenden, Livonian: Venden, Estonian: Võnnu, Polish: Kieś) is a town in Latvia located in the northern part of the Central Vidzeme Upland. Cēsis is on the Gauja River valley, and is built on a series of ridges above the river, overlooking the woods below. Cēsis was selected to be one of the candidate cities for the title of the European Capital of Culture 2014[3] (Riga was the Latvian city that won the title).
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Cēsis | |
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Town | |
![]() Cēsis skyline | |
Coordinates: 57°19′N 25°16′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Municipality | Cēsis Municipality |
Town rights | 1206 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jānis Rozenbergs |
Area | |
• Total | 19.27 km2 (7.44 sq mi) |
• Land | 18.71 km2 (7.22 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 119 m (390 ft) |
Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 14,699 |
• Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | LV-410(1-3) |
Calling code | +371 641 |
Number of city council members | 11 |
Website | www |
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