Gulbene
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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
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- Latvia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
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- 300
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- Location in Latvia
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- 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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- 1999 massacre
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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thumb|left|Latvian National Armed Forces|Latvian Army parade in front of President [[Kārlis Ulmanis in Gulbene]] Historical documents first mention the 1224 land division act between the Order of the Sword Brothers and the Archbishop of Riga.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.
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