Lost town rights seventeenth Century Calling code +371 51 Municipality Pārgauja Municipality | Town rights 1356 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Wednesday 7:17 AM | |
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Straupe is a village in the Pārgauja municipality of Latvia. Until the thirteenth century it was a part of the ancient Idumea country, later became the trade center known in German as Roop, and received its town privileges in 1374. During the fourteenth century, Straupe flourished as part of the mercantile Hanseatic League.
Contents
Map of Straupe, Straupes pagasts, LV-4152, Latvia
Origin of name
It is possible that Straupe name comes from the Livonian language word rough, meaning "running water."
References
Straupe Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA