Gauja

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Gauja is the longest river entirely within Latvia, known for its scenic valley, sandstone cliffs, and the national park that bears its name.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Gauja River 4
Gauja canonical 1
Gauja (Belarusian tributary) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinArea approximately 8,900 km²
basinCountry Latvia
continent Europe
country Latvia
drainageBasin Baltic Sea
flowsInto Gulf of Riga
flowsThroughProtectedArea Gauja National Park
hasBridgeInCity Sigulda
Valmiera
hasEcosystem mixed forests
riverine meadows
wetlands
hasGeologicalFeature Devonian sandstone cliffs
hasTouristAttractionAlong Gauja Valley viewpoints
Sigulda sandstone cliffs
hasTributary Abuls
Amata
Brasla
Tirza
Vijciems River
hasValley Gauja National Park
surface form: Gauja Valley
knownFor Gauja National Park
being the longest river entirely within Latvia
sandstone cliffs
scenic valley
length about 452 km
locatedIn Latvia
Vidzeme
mouthLocatedIn Baltic Sea drainage basin
surface form: Baltic Sea basin

Gulf of Riga
partOf Gauja National Park
passesNear Ligatne
passesThrough Cēsis
Sigulda
Valmiera
protectedAreaTypeAlongRiver national park
region Northern Latvia
sourceCountry Latvia
sourceLocation Vidzeme Upland
surface form: Vidzemes Upland
usedFor fishing
recreation
tourism
water sports
valleyKnownFor deep river valley landscapes
sandstone outcrops
watercourseType meandering river

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Latvia hasMajorRiver Gauja
Neman River hasTributary Gauja
this entity surface form: Gauja (Belarusian tributary)
Gulf of Riga receivesRiver Gauja
this entity surface form: Gauja River
Valmiera locatedOnRiver Gauja
this entity surface form: Gauja River
Valmiera hasRiver Gauja
this entity surface form: Gauja River
Vidzeme traversedByRiver Gauja
this entity surface form: Gauja River