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Gauja National Park

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Gauja National Park, in the Vidzeme region, is the largest national park in Latvia, covering 917.86 square kilometers along the valley of the Gauja river, from which it takes its name, running from northeast of Sigulda to southwest of Cesis. It was established to protect slightly disturbed natural areas, promote nature tourism and ensure sustainable development, and is known for its high biological diversity, rock outcrops, varied terrain, springs and many historical and cultural monuments spanning several centuries. Its administration is based in Sigulda. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Governance by Government 1
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Terrestrial 1
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Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development 1
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1. Gauja National Park (Wikipedia)
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    Gauja National Park in Vidzeme is the largest national park in Latvia, with an area of 917.86 km2 running from north-east of Sigulda to south-west of Cēsis along the valley of the Gauja River, from which the park takes its name.
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    Gauja National Park, in the Vidzeme region, is the largest national park in Latvia, covering 917.86 square kilometers along the valley of the Gauja river, from which it takes its name, running from northeast of Sigulda to southwest of Cesis.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development
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