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Gauja

The Gauja (Estonian

Estonian language

Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various ?migr? communities....
and Livonian

Livonian language

Livonian belongs to the Baltic-Finnic languages branch of the Uralic languages. It is a moribund language now spoken by some 35 people, of whom only 10 are fluent....
: Koiva; , see Aa River

Aa River

Aa River may refer to:*Aa River , in northern France*Aa River , in North Brabant, Netherlands*Drentse Aa, a river in Groningen, Netherlands...
) is one of the longest river

River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
s in Latvia

Latvia

Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....
with a length of 452 km and a catchment area of 8900 km². Its source is in the hills southeast of Cesis

Cesis

Cesis , is a town in Latvia located in the northern part of the Vidzeme central upland. Cesis is on the Gauja River valley, and is built on a series of ridges above the river overlooking the "blue woods" below....
. It first flows east and north and forms the border with Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....
for about 20 km. South of Valga and Valka

Valka

Valka is a town in northern Latvia, on the border with Estonia.Valka and the Estonian town Valga, Estonia are twins, separated by the Estonian/Latvian border but using the slogan "One Town, Two States"....
, it turns west towards Valmiera

Valmiera

Valmiera is the largest town of the historical Vidzeme region, Latvia, with a total area of 18.1 km?. It is the center of the Valmiera district, or county ....
, continuing southwest near Cesis and Sigulda

Sigulda

Sigulda is a town in the Vidzeme Region of Latvia, 53 km from the capital city Riga.Sigulda is situated on a picturesque stretch of the primeval Gauja river valley....
. The Gauja flows into the Baltic Sea

Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53?N to 66?N latitude and from 20?E to 26?E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Denmark islands....
northeast of Riga

Riga

Riga the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava River. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states....
.

In Cesis district

Cesis District

Cesis District is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in the Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. It borders the districts of Valmiera District and Valka District to the north, Limba?i District and Riga District to the west, Gulbene District to the east, Ogre District and Madona District to the south....
and Riga district

Riga District

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The Gauja (Estonian

Estonian language

Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various ?migr? communities....
and Livonian

Livonian language

Livonian belongs to the Baltic-Finnic languages branch of the Uralic languages. It is a moribund language now spoken by some 35 people, of whom only 10 are fluent....
: Koiva; , see Aa River

Aa River

Aa River may refer to:*Aa River , in northern France*Aa River , in North Brabant, Netherlands*Drentse Aa, a river in Groningen, Netherlands...
) is one of the longest river

River

Latvia

Cesis

Estonia

Valka

Valmiera

Sigulda

Baltic Sea

Riga

Riga the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava River. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states....
.

In Cesis district

Cesis District

Riga District

The Riga District is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in the Semigallia and Vidzeme regions, in the centre of the country. The district has the two cities of Riga and Jurmala with the Gulf of Riga to the north....
the Gauja has shaped the deepest river valley in Latvia with up to 90 m high banks. This part of the Gauja valley contains numerous natural and cultural landmarks and was declared a national park (Gauja National Park

Gauja National Park

The Gauja National Park in Vidzeme is the largest national park in Latvia, with an area of 917.45 km? running from north-east of Sigulda to south-west of Cesis along the valley of the Gauja River, from which the park takes its name....
) in 1973.

The Latvian-born explorer Aleksandrs Laime

Aleksandrs Laime

Aleksandrs Laime was a famous Latvia-born explorer. He is most noted for being the first recorded human to reach Angel Falls, located in Venezuela, by foot....
gave the name Gauja to the river that feeds Angel Falls

Angel Falls

Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall at 979 m , with a clear drop of 807 m . It is located in the Canaima National Park, in the La Gran Sabana region of Bolivar State, Venezuela....
in Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America.The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea....
, being the first recorded man to reach the waterfall

Waterfall

A waterfall is usually a geology geologic formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a nickpoint, or sudden break in elevation....
by foot. The indigenous Pemon name of the river, Kerep, is encountered more often.