Straupe | |
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Village | |
 Lielstraupe Castle at Straupe village | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: German:Roop | |
  Straupe Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates:57°20.822′N24°56.852′E / 57.347033°N 24.947533°E /57.347033; 24.947533 | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Municipality | Cēsis |
| Town rights | 1356 |
| Lost town rights | 17th century |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 475 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Calling code | +371 51 |
| Website | http://www.straupe.lv/ |
Straupe (German:Groß-Roop) is a village inStraupe Parish,Cēsis Municipality in theVidzeme region ofLatvia.
Before the village was founded, the area was a part of the ancient Idumea country. When the von Rosen family arrived, they first started building what would become theLielstraupe Castle in the 13th century. By the 14th century the village of Straupe began to develop around the castle and later became the trade center. Due to its role along trade routes it became known in German asRoop, and received its town privileges in 1374. During the fourteenth century, Straupe flourished as part of the mercantileHanseatic League and was on its way to becoming a 'Hansa City'. However, the town was destroyed during the fierce fighting of thePolish–Swedish War (1600–29). While mostly rebuilt, Straupe had lost its trade significance and eventually reverted back to village status by the 17th century.During theLatvian War of Independence, Straupe witnessed fighting between Estonian-Latvian and German Landeswehr forces in theBattle of Cesis (1919).
It is possible that Straupe name comes from theLivonian language wordraupa, meaning "running water."
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