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Valmiera travel guide

about Valmiera

Valmiera (population 27,323 as of 2002) is the largest city of Vidzeme region, Latvia with a total area of 18.1 km². It is the center of Valmieras county.

It lies on the crossroads of several important motorways, 100 km from Riga, the capital of Latvia and 50 km from the border of Estonia. Valmiera lies on the both banks of the Gauja River.

Valmiera history

Valmiera and its surroundings have been one of the longest inhabited regions of Latvia – the first people have lived here already 9,000 years ago. Valmiera was first mentioned as a town in a chronicle dating back to 1323. But the true founding of the town probably occurred at least 40 years earlier when the master of Livonian Order Villekin fon Endorp started to build catholic church and castle on the banks of the river Gauja. Valmiera (Wolmar) was a member of the Hanseatic League from the 14th till 16th century. That brought a great animation and movement into the quiet but still active town’s life.

In the 1702 during the Northern War Valmiera was destroyed and burned down. Valmiera survived the depredations of war experienced several rules and after all became an important administrative and trading centre.

Near cities to Valmiera

• Cesis travel guide 29 km
• Aloja travel guide 39 km
• Ligatne travel guide 42 km
• Valga travel guide 46 km
• Ape travel guide 76 km
• Gulbene travel guide 91 km
• Ogre travel guide 92 km
• Viljandi travel guide 92 km
• Riga travel guide 100 km
• Parnu travel guide 110 km

Near webcams to Valmiera

• Otepää webcam 85 km
• Viljandi webcam 92 km
• Voru webcam 100 km
• Riga webcam 100 km
• Riga webcam 100 km
• Pärnu webcam 100 km
• Tartu webcam 120 km
• Paide webcam 150 km
• Rapla webcam 170 km
• Haapsalu webcam 190 km

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