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{{Short description|Neighbourhood of Sigulda, Latvia}}
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[[File:Turaidas-pils.jpg|thumb|right|Turaida Castle from north]]
 
'''Turaida''' ({{lang-liv|Toreida}}, {{Lang-de|Treiden; Treyden}}) is a part of [[Sigulda]] in the [[Vidzeme|Vidzeme Region]] of [[Latvia]]. old man
[[File:Turaidas-pils.jpg|thumb|right|Turaida Castle from north]]
'''Turaida''' ({{Lang-liv|Toraid}}, {{Lang-de|Treiden, Treyden}}; meaning ''[[Thor]]'s garden'' in [[Livonian language|Livonian]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=livonian.tech – Livonian-Latvian-Estonian Dictionary |url=https://livonian.tech/en/ |access-date=2023-07-30 |language=en-GB}}</ref> is a part of [[Sigulda]] in the [[Vidzeme|Vidzeme Region]] of [[Latvia]]. Its most famous site is the [[Brick Gothic]] [[Turaida Castle]].
 
In 1212, a peace treaty was signed in Turaida between the [[Estonians|Estonian tribes]] and the [[Livonian Brothers of the Sword]], the [[Archbishopric of Riga]], the [[Livonians]] and the [[Latgalians]].
 
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.turaida.lv Turaida website]
*[https://www.turaidacastle.com/ Turaida castle website]
 
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[[Category:Villages in Latvia]]
 
 
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