Gauja

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The Gauja (Estonian and Livonian: Koiva; German: Livländische Aa, see Aa River) is one of the longest rivers in Latvia with a length of 452 km. Its source is in the hills southeast of Cēsis. It first flows east and north and forms the border with Estonia for about 20 km. South of Valga and Valka, it turns west towards Valmiera, continuing southwest near Cēsis and Sigulda. The Gauja flows into the Baltic Sea northeast of Riga.

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