Gulbene

Also known as Schwanenburg

Gulbene (; ) is a town in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is the administrative center of Gulbene Municipality.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Gulbene
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Gulbene 035, opravená část zámeského komplexu.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Gulbene.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Gulbene.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Latvia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: above
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Latvia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Latvia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gulbene Municipality
Settlement.established_title: Town rights
Settlement.established_date: 1928
Settlement.leader_title: Chairman of the Municipality Council
Settlement.leader_name: Andis Caunītis
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Gulbene
Population: 6722
Area: 11.53
Elevation: 200
Official website: www.gulbenesdome.lv
Image: Gulbenes dzelzcela stacija 6.jpg
Dialing code: 44

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Commons category: Gulbene
inception: 1928-00-00
postal code: LV-4401
native label: Gulbene
time of earliest written record: 1224-00-00

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1999 massacre
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Twin towns
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Gulbene (; ) is a town in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is the administrative center of Gulbene Municipality.

==History== thumb|left|Unveiling ceremony of the monument to the fallen heroes during the Latvian War of Independence thumb|left|Latvian National Armed Forces|Latvian Army parade in front of President [[Kārlis Ulmanis in Gulbene]] Historical documents first mention the 1224 land division act between the Order of the Sword Brothers and the Archbishop of Riga. In the 14th century, the Archbishop built a stone castle around which a populated place was formed.