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Līgatne
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Also known as Ligat

Līgatne (; ) is a town in Līgatne Parish, Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is situated on the Gauja River. The village of Līgatne was built around the paper mill, still extant, on the River Līgatne in the 19th century. Later it grew into a town and was then awarded city status in 1993.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Līgatne
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_shield
Ligatne COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Latvia
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above
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Latvia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Cēsis Municipality
Settlement.established_title
Town privileges
Settlement.established_date
1993
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
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auto
Settlement.timezone1
EET
Settlement.utc_offset1
+2
Settlement.timezone1_DST
EEST
Settlement.utc_offset1_DST
+3
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Postal code

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Līgatne Nature Trails
  • Nearby places of interest
  • References
  • External links

Līgatne (; ) is a town in Līgatne Parish, Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is situated on the Gauja River. The village of Līgatne was built around the paper mill, still extant, on the River Līgatne in the 19th century. Later it grew into a town and was then awarded city status in 1993.

==Līgatne Nature Trails==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Līgatne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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