Sigulda
Sign in to saveSigulda (; ; ) is a town and the centre of Sigulda Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, from the capital city Riga. It's an important tourist center of Latvia. Its territory also includes the ancient centers of Turaida and Krimulda. At the beginning of 2024, Sigulda had 14,632 inhabitants, making it the 15th largest settlement in Latvia.
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Sigulda is a town in the Vidzeme region of Latvia that serves as an important tourist center for the country and includes the ancient centers of Turaida and Krimulda within its territory. With a population of about 14,600 people as of early 2024, it ranks as Latvia's 15th largest settlement and functions as the administrative center of Sigulda Municipality.
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- Sigulda
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- Town
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- Coat_of_Arms_of_Sigulda.svg
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- Flag of Sigulda.svg
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- 150px
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- Castle at Sigulda
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- Country
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- District
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- Sigulda Municipality
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- Town rights
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- 1928
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- Latvia
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Sigulda (; ; ) is a town and the centre of Sigulda Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, from the capital city Riga. It's an important tourist center of Latvia. Its territory also includes the ancient centers of Turaida and Krimulda. At the beginning of 2024, Sigulda had 14,632 inhabitants, making it the 15th largest settlement in Latvia.
==Overview== Sigulda is on a picturesque stretch of the primeval Gauja river valley. Because of the reddish Devonian sandstone which forms steep rocks and caves on both banks of the river, Sigulda has been called the "Switzerland of Vidzeme".