Cēsis

city and capital of Cēsis Municipality, Latvia
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Cēsis

Summary

Cēsis is a city under municipality jurisdiction in Latvia[1]. Cēsis ranks in the top 4% of city_under_municipality_jurisdiction_in_latvia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cēsis was a member of Union of the Baltic Cities[3].
  • Cēsis is located in Cēsis Municipality[4].
  • Cēsis is in the country of Latvia[5].
  • Cēsis is on the body of water Gauja[6].
  • Cēsis's head of government is recorded as Q42270633[7].
  • Cēsis's image is recorded as Skats no Vidzemes koncertzāle Cēsis jumta - panoramio (2).jpg[8].
  • Cēsis's instance of is recorded as city under municipality jurisdiction in Latvia[9].
  • Cēsis's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city[10].
  • Cēsis's instance of is recorded as city[11].
  • Cēsis's official language is recorded as Latvian[12].
  • Cēsis's flag image is recorded as Cesis flag.svg[13].
  • Cēsis's coat of arms image is recorded as Cesis COA.svg[14].
  • Cēsis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Achim[15].
  • Cēsis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Venafro[16].
  • Cēsis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tyresö Municipality[17].
  • Cēsis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rokiškis[18].
  • Cēsis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rakvere[19].
  • Cēsis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Suwałki[20].
  • Cēsis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Alytus[21].
  • Cēsis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 124898378[22].
  • Cēsis's GND ID is recorded as 4094884-5[23].
  • Cēsis's locator map image is recorded as Latvia city Cēsis.png[24].
  • Cēsis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85058631[25].
  • Cēsis's postal code is recorded as LV-4101[26].
  • Cēsis's Commons category is recorded as Cēsis[27].

Body

Geography

Cēsis is in the country of Latvia[5]. Cēsis is located in Cēsis Municipality[4]. Cēsis is on the body of water Gauja[6].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+15466'}[28], {'amount': '+15293'}[29], {'amount': '+15034'}[30], {'amount': '+14871'}[31], {'amount': '+14815'}[32], and {'amount': '+14766'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city under municipality jurisdiction in Latvia[9], Hanseatic city[10], and city[11].

History and Context

+1206-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cēsis[34].

Why It Matters

Cēsis ranks in the top 4% of city_under_municipality_jurisdiction_in_latvia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month).[2] Cēsis has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Cēsis is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . cesis.lv. cesis.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . cesis.lv. cesis.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . cesis.lv. cesis.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . cesis.lv. cesis.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . cesis.lv. cesis.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . rakvere.kovtp.ee. rakvere.kovtp.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . um.suwalki.pl. um.suwalki.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . cesis.lv. cesis.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [6] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . ubc.net. Retrieved . ubc.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs. pmlp.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved . data.csb.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved . data.csb.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . data.stat.gov.lv. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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