Gaujiena

Gaujiena
Village

Gaujiena Manor
Country  Latvia
Municipality Ape
Parish Gaujiena
Population (2007)
  Total 632

Coordinates: 57°31′N 26°23′E / 57.517°N 26.383°E / 57.517; 26.383

Gaujiena is a village along the Gauja River in Gaujiena parish, Ape municipality, Latvia. It was the seat of a Komtur of the Teutonic Knights. A castle was erected in the 13th century, but fell into disrepair in the 18th century.

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