Rauna (; ) is a village in
Rauna Parish,
Smiltene Municipality
Smiltene Municipality () is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by Merger (politics), merging the town of Smiltene with the rural parishes of Bilska Parish, Bilska, Blome Parish, Blome, Branti Parish, Branti, Gru ...
in the
Vidzeme
Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', ) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the southwestern part of the region. Literally meaning "the Middle Land", it is situated in north-centra ...
region of
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
.
It is the administrative center of
Rauna Parish. The community developed around a
medieval bishop's castle.
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Villages in Vidzeme
Cēsis county
Populated places in Smiltene Municipality
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