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Vidzeme is one of the cultural and historical regions of Latvia. Literally meaning "the Middle Land" it is situated in north-central 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....
 and roughly corresponds to the Aluksne
Aluksne District

Aluksne district is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east, 202 km from the capital city Riga....
, Cesis
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....
, Gulbene
Gulbene District

Gulbene District is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in the Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. It is organized into a city and thirteen parishes, each with a local government authority....
, Limbaži, Madona
Madona District

The Madona District is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in the Vidzeme and Latgale regions, in the country's east. Within the district is the highest point in Latvia - Gaizinkalns....
, Valka, Valmiera
Valmiera District

The Valmiera district is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in the Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. Its administrative center is Valmiera....
 counties and parts of Aizkraukle, Ogre
Ogre District

The Ogre District is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in the Semigallia and Vidzeme regions, in the country's centre. It is situated about 37km east of the capital Riga....
 and Riga
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....
 counties north of the Daugava
Daugava

The Daugava or Western Dvina is a river rising in the Valdai Hills, Russia, flowing through Russia, Belarus, and Latvia, draining into the Gulf of Riga in Latvia, an arm of the Baltic Sea....
 river. Sometimes it is also known as Livland, though it comprises only a small part of traditional Livland. Present Vidzeme is the Latvian part of Swedish Livonia
Swedish Livonia

Swedish Livonia was a Dominions of Sweden of the Swedish Empire from the 1629 until 1721. The territory, which constituted the southern part of modern Estonia and northern part of modern Latvia , represented the conquest of the major part of the Polish-Lithuanian Duchy of Livonia during the 1600?1629 Polish?Swedish War ....
 and 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....
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Vidzeme is one of the cultural and historical regions of Latvia. Literally meaning "the Middle Land" it is situated in north-central 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....
 and roughly corresponds to the Aluksne
Aluksne District

Aluksne district is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east, 202 km from the capital city Riga....
, Cesis
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....
, Gulbene
Gulbene District

Gulbene District is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in the Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. It is organized into a city and thirteen parishes, each with a local government authority....
, Limbaži, Madona
Madona District

The Madona District is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in the Vidzeme and Latgale regions, in the country's east. Within the district is the highest point in Latvia - Gaizinkalns....
, Valka, Valmiera
Valmiera District

The Valmiera district is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in the Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. Its administrative center is Valmiera....
 counties and parts of Aizkraukle, Ogre
Ogre District

The Ogre District is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in the Semigallia and Vidzeme regions, in the country's centre. It is situated about 37km east of the capital Riga....
 and Riga
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....
 counties north of the Daugava
Daugava

The Daugava or Western Dvina is a river rising in the Valdai Hills, Russia, flowing through Russia, Belarus, and Latvia, draining into the Gulf of Riga in Latvia, an arm of the Baltic Sea....
 river. Sometimes it is also known as Livland, though it comprises only a small part of traditional Livland. Present Vidzeme is the Latvian part of Swedish Livonia
Swedish Livonia

Swedish Livonia was a Dominions of Sweden of the Swedish Empire from the 1629 until 1721. The territory, which constituted the southern part of modern Estonia and northern part of modern Latvia , represented the conquest of the major part of the Polish-Lithuanian Duchy of Livonia during the 1600?1629 Polish?Swedish War ....
 and 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....
.

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