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    Lake Burtnieks (Latvian: Burtnieka ezers, Estonian: Asti järv) is the fourth largest lake in Latvia. It is shallow with an average depth of 2.9 m. The...
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    Parish, Valmiera Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, near Lake Burtnieks. Administrative centre of Burtnieki Parish. Burtnieki was first mentioned...
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    (Estonian: Salatsi jõgi) is a river in northern Latvia. It flows from Lake Burtnieks in Vidzeme, 90 km, to the Gulf of Riga. The river flows through three...
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  • Christianization it was believed that sorcerers were servants of evil called burvji; burtnieks (wizards) and raganas (witches) marry velni. These might, in reality,...
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  • grave goods. It is located along a drumlin on the northern shore of Lake Burtnieks in northern Latvia. The site had been known among archaeologists since...
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    dispute over the boundaries of the archdiocese and the order at Lake Burtnieks and Salaca. During this time he was called Lord Indrica of the parish...
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    Lāčplēsis - the bear slayer. After this he is sent off to the castle of Burtnieks to continue his studies. On the way, at the castle of Lord Aizkrauklis...
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    The initiators were professors Pauls Stradiņš (1896–1958) and Ernests Burtnieks (1950–1958) - the first Director of Riga Medical Institute, and Healthcare...
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    Latvia, south of the town of Mazsalaca, near the river Salaca and Lake Burtnieks which is fourth largest lake in Latvia. The area covers 8974 ha and population...
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    also ascends to Lake Võrtsjärv to spawn. It has been introduced in Lake Burtnieks (Latvia), Gulf of Riga (Baltic Sea), many lakes of northern Russia, Poland...
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    a river in Latvia. The river is 62 km long. The river flows into Lake Burtnieks. Historians suggest that in the Middle Ages the Säde River was the border...
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    72 km is in Latvia). The river starts from Ruhijärv and flows into Lake Burtnieks. "Vietvārdu datubāze". vietvardi.lgia.gov.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 27...
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    tourism via the river Salaca, which starts its 95 km long journey from Lake Burtnieks and ends in the Baltic Sea. In 1990, the North Vidzeme regional nature...
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  • sievas: komēdija, 1924, Valters un Rapa Literary criticism Poruks, 1903, Burtnieks Fallijs: monogrāfija, 1921 Andrievs Niedra savā dzīvē un darbos: monogrāfija...
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    flowing through the northern part of Tireli Bog and falling into Lake Burtnieks. Meadows and forests surrounding the big Tireli Bog and the upper stream...
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  • 1 km (7.5 mi) Engures ezers 40.46 km2 (15.62 sq mi) 17.9 km (11.1 mi) Burtnieks 40.07 km2 (15.47 sq mi) 13.3 km (8.3 mi) Liepājas ezers 37.15 km2 (14...
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  • Olympic team. "Leonids Brekiss". Martins Bisters. 12 January 2014. J. Burtnieks (1946). Latvian Poetry. A. Baumanis. Jānis Andrups & Vitauts Kalve (1954)...
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  • 1997. The women's national team played its first game in 1992. Vilnis Burtnieks (1992–1994) Kirovs Lipmans (1994–1995, 1998–2016) Uģis Magonis (1995–1998)...
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    of Valmiera by Gauja National Park; and the Salaca, which drains Lake Burtnieks, the largest lake in the municipality. The northern part of the municipality...
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    sea leaves. According to a legend, the family owned both sides of Lake Burtnieks during the 13th century, but due to a dispute between two brothers, it...
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  • castles as well as flying lakes are the subject of many Latvian tales. Lake Burtnieks was believed to be one of the flying lakes, and the folktales usually...
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    building of secondary school has begun. Future school director Arthur Burtnieks headed building construction. The school was built by hand, without technique...
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    the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It was built on the south shore of Lake Burtnieks for the Livonian Order around 1284. List of castles in Latvia Zarāns,...
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  • Latvia's first-ever holistic lake ecosystem and status surveying in Lake Burtnieks; Lake Alūksne; Lake Sāviena; Lake Āraiši. The holistic approach involves...
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