Sigulda

city and capital of Sigulda Municipality, Latvia
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Sigulda

Summary

Sigulda is a city under municipality jurisdiction in Latvia[1]. Sigulda ranks in the top 6% of city_under_municipality_jurisdiction_in_latvia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,766 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sigulda is located in Sigulda Municipality[3].
  • Sigulda is in the country of Latvia[4].
  • Sigulda is on the body of water Gauja[5].
  • Sigulda's instance of is recorded as city under municipality jurisdiction in Latvia[6].
  • Sigulda's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Houffalize[8].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Altea[9].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bad Kötzting[10].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bellagio[11].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bundoran[12].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Granville[13].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Holstebro[14].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Meerssen[15].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Niederanven[16].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Preveza[17].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sesimbra[18].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sherborne[19].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karkkila[20].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Judenburg[21].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chojna[22].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kőszeg[23].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sušice[24].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Türi Rural Municipality[25].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zvolen[26].
  • Sigulda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Prienai[27].

Body

Geography

Sigulda is in the country of Latvia[4]. Sigulda is located in Sigulda Municipality[3]. Sigulda is on the body of water Gauja[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+11200'}[28], {'amount': '+11368'}[29], {'amount': '+11244'}[30], {'amount': '+11332'}[31], {'amount': '+11619'}[32], and {'amount': '+11823'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city under municipality jurisdiction in Latvia[6] and city[7].

History and Context

1207 marks the founding of Sigulda[34].

Why It Matters

Sigulda ranks in the top 6% of city_under_municipality_jurisdiction_in_latvia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,766 views/month).[2] Sigulda has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Sigulda is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . 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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  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4458565-2
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  2. 14w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+11200'}, {'amount': '+11368'}, {'amount': '+11244'} +31
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  3. 15w ago · Liinisx · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'amount': '+18.2'}, {'amount': '+18.396349'}, {'amount': '+22.16'} +3
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    Category of associated people → —
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    National library of latvia id → —
    Geonames id → 455718
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