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Alūksne

Northern Europe

Aluksne is a town on the shores of Lake Aluksne in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, near the borders with Estonia and Russia. It is the seat of Aluksne municipality and, at 217 meters above sea level in the East Vidzeme Upland, is the highest city in Latvia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
6104 1
Area (sq km)
14.27 1
Founding Year
1284 1
Population Estimate Year
2026 1
Elevation (m)
217 1
Latitude
57.423889 degrees north 1
Longitude
27.050278 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 4
Sources
1. Aluksne (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 6,104 (2026)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 57.423889, longitude 27.050278
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 217 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 14.27 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1284
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 6104 (2026)
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2. GeoNames: Alūksne - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 193 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 57.25, 27.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 57.25, 27.25
57.25 27.25 Dfb
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4. GeoNames: Alūksne - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 461528
Quote, cities500 record 461528
57.4215 27.04672 P PPLA LV 02 0360201 6188 193 Europe/Riga
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Aluksne (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Quote, Lead section
Alūksne (German:, Russian: Олыста [Olysta]) is a town on the shores of Lake Alūksne in the Vidzeme region of Latvia near the borders with Estonia and Russia.
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Aluksne (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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