Straupe is a village in Straupe Parish, Cēsis Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It grew up from the 14th century around Lielstraupe Castle, begun by the von Rosen family in the 13th century, received town privileges in 1374, and took part in the Hanseatic League. Destroyed during the Polish-Swedish War of 1600 to 1629, it lost its trading importance and reverted to village status by the 17th century, and later saw fighting during the 1919 Battle of Cēsis in the Latvian War of Independence. Its population was 475 in 2017.
Facts
Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude57.351667 degrees north 1 FAQs
What is Lielstraupe Castle in Straupe used for today?
It houses a drug rehabilitation hospital that has been there since 1963.
Lielstraupe Castle now serves as a drug rehabilitation hospital. After the Second World War the castle first housed the administration of the Lielstraupe machine-tractor station, and the Straupe drug rehabilitation hospital was placed there in 1963 and remains there today.
Sources
1. Straupe (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 444 (2021)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 57.351667, longitude 24.952222
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 53 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 444 (2021)
View the Source2. Wikipedia (Latvian): Straupe
Wikipedia (Latvian)Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1206
Rakstos Straupe pirmo reizi minēta 1206.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1206
Rakstos Straupe pirmo reizi minēta 1206.
Source text, founding-year: 1206
Rakstos Straupe pirmo reizi minēta 1206.
View the Source Straupe (Wikipedia)
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