Gaujiena
| Gaujiena | |
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| Village | |
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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
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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Gaujiena Castle ruins
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References
- Krahe, Friedrich-Wilhelm (2000). Burgen des deutschen Mittelalters. Grundriss-Lexikon (in German). Flechsig. p. 692. ISBN 3-88189-360-1.
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