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1301.-1991. g.
Cesis House
Kristus Apskaidrošanas pareizticīgo baznīca
Cēsu Kristus Apskaidrošanas pareizticīgo baznīca, kas celta 1845. gadā uz senās Sv. Katrīnas baznīcas pamatiem, ir unikā...
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1432.-1953. g.
Manor
Jurģi Manor
Līgatnes iela 12
The manor's name is believed to originate from a certain Jurģis Briefmarschall, who lived here around 1600.
In 1910 and...
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1537.-1920. g.
Manor
Zekler Manor
Gaujas iela 18
Unlike other manors, Zekler Manor had no livestock sheds, as it was long combined with the small Kalnamuiža farm, where...
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1561.-2021. g.
Manor
Hill Manor
Kalnamuižas iela 1
The estate grounds also included the villa "Wildpark", owned by Kārlis von Petersens — a doctor who, after many years of...
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1577.-2011. g.
Manor
Rucka Manor
Piebalgas iela 19
Rucka Manor, along with Zeltkalns and Aleksandrs Manors, can be considered a construction material production hub for th...
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1582.-1991. g.
Manor
Dubinska Manor
Raiņa iela 7
From 1679 to approximately 1710, the manor was an appanage or dower estate of the Swedish Queen Hedvig Eleonora, one of...
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1590.-1927. g.
Daba
Dubinsky pond
Dīķa iela 10
The picturesque landscape of Dubinsky Pond makes it comparable to the ponds of the Castle and May Park. From Raina Stree...
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1601.-1949. g.
Manor
Cēsis Castle Manor
Pils laukums 9
The estates of Cēsis Castle Manor never formed a single contiguous territory but were scattered throughout the Cēsis are...
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1604.-1991. g.
Manor
Dukuri Manor
Meždaris, Dukuri, Priekuļu pag., Cēsu nov.
During the Great Northern War, the Russians took not only people and clothes from the Dukuri Manor peasants but also som...
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1651.-1991. g.
Manor
Vinterkalns Manor
Ziemeļu iela 4
1913. On 10 March 2007 “Latviešu Avizės” published the news that Pēteris Aide was allowed to establish a fruit water and...
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1657.-1945. g.
Cesis House
Cinis House
Lielajā Kalēju iela 3
The plot of land on which the building stands today was originally located near the defensive wall of the medieval town...
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1665.-2021. g.
Cesis House
Prayer House
Originally, they planned to put a Latvian children's school in the Prayer House, but pastor Gothard Firhufe's decision c...
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1665.-1948. g.
Cesis House
Jēpes nams
Ēka piedzīvoja neparastu pārvērtību – no 18. gadsimta kareivju-invalīdu patversmes tā 20. gadsimta sākumā kļuva par mode...
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1665.-1977. g.
Cesis House
Merchant's House
Before the 1977 restoration, the building's front wall was bulging outward, and it was fixed in a pretty unusual way – t...
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1665.-2016. g.
Cesis House
House of the Vanadzinis
The facade of the house was once decorated with a row of Ionic pilasters, while the window surrounds were adorned with p...
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1688.-2025. g.
Cesis House
The Baroness's House of Cīrulīši
The All-Union Sanatorium "Cīrulīši," in its heyday—the 1980s—served 800–1000 people daily. The sanatorium employed about...
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1688.-1954. g.
Manor
Blusu Manorette
Benjamin von Bergmann spent his retirement and died in 1856 at Blusu Manorette; his grandson, Ernst von Bergmann, became...
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1693.-1940. g.
Cesis House
Ķīniešu namiņš
Šajā vietā bijušās akas būvniecība 1790.gadā izmaksāja 7 sudraba dālderi un 38 markas – par šo naudu tolaik varēja iegād...
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1693.-1962. g.
Daba
Pioneer Square
City legend has it that the square's stairs leading from Rīgas Street to the park are made from stones of the original C...
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1715.-1986. g.
Manor
Valentīna Minor Estate (Florida)
Pastor Pauls Emīls Šacs, one of the minor estate's owners, published the first Latvian children's song collection, "Dzie...
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1726.-1942. g.
Cesis House
Baltischer Hof
Baltischer Hof viesnīca bija tik izslavēta, ka pat Londonas ceļojumu birojs Kuks to rekomendēja kā labāko viesnīcu Livon...
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1748.-2017. g.
Cesis House
Zīversa īres nams
Ēka būvēta uz Cēsu pilsētas vecā rātsnama pamatiem, kurš nodega 1748.gada ugunsgrēkā, līdzi paņemot arī pilsētas arhīvu...
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1760.-1994. g.
Manor
Glūda Sub-Manor
The Glūda Sub-Manor territory contained a unique material – white clay. It was so valuable that its extraction was prohi...
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1762.-2004. g.
Cesis House
Cesis first hospital
Katrīnas iela 27
The first Cēsis town doctor Alexis Adolfi (1815-1874) wasn't just a skilled physician, but also one of the most notable...
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1768.-2025. g.
Cesis House
Bunde's house
The building's owner Peter Bunde was such a determined entrepreneur that even during the economic crisis he looked for c...
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1771.-1936. g.
Manor
Kīters Minor Estate
The most notable figure connected to Kīters Minor Estate was Justīns Ludvigs Aleksandrs von Kīters — a Baltic German sur...
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1772.-1948. g.
Cesis House
House of Gog
One of the most prominent owners of the house, physician Peter Wilhelm Goetgen, had a strong knowledge of medicine, havi...
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1772.-2023. g.
Monuments
Cesis City Cemetery or German Cemetery
The oldest monument in the cemetery is the tombstone of the town clerk Johann Friedrich Huhn, who died in 1785, on which...
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1773.-1944. g.
Cesis House
Butchers' House
The house has been involved in the meat trade from the very beginning, and this tradition continued for centuries, despi...
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1775.-1945. g.
Cesis House
Hoppes skyscraper
The photographer Gottlieb Matisse, who worked in the house, was a creative advertiser and in 1913 promised the people of...
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1776.-1951. g.
Cesis House
Polyclinic
Unusual stories are hidden in the walls of this building - it has served not only as a government institution and a plac...
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1777.-2016. g.
Cesis House
Rīgas iela 12
Vilhelms Trampedahs, the building's owner in the 1930s, was once fined 10 lats or 3 days in jail for hanging the nationa...
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1778.-1954. g.
Cesis House
Andersona foto ateljē
Kārļa Andersona fotogrāfijas nams Lielajā Kalēju ielā 5a bija ne tikai pirmā profesionālā fotodarbnīca Cēsīs, bet arī un...
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1779.-2024. g.
Cesis House
Sprogi House
The Sproģi House was home not only to the usual hairdresser, but also to the master K. Kārkliņš, who offered theatrical...
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1781.-2001. g.
Cesis House
Bīdenrota nams
Nama iekšienē viena siena ir uzbūvēta slīpi, jo tā atrodas uz āderes – seno laiku būvmeistari rūpīgi izpētīja āderes un...
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1788.-1997. g.
Cesis House
Dzeltenais nams
Lai gan šodien šo ēku vairs nesauc par “dzelteno namu”, kādreiz tā tiešām bijusi uzkrītoši dzeltenā krāsā, izceļoties Cē...
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1789.-1939. g.
Cesis House
V.Rumpīša manufaktūra
Šis Cēsu nams ir īpašs ar to, ka vienā laikā tas ir uzņēmis vairākus veikalus un pat traktieri - koloniālpreču veikalu,...
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1794.-1951. g.
Cesis House
Reiera shelter
The residents of the Reiera shelter were so educated that they offered English, French and German lessons. The garden th...
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1796.-2025. g.
People
Alberts Voldemārs Holanders
Alberts Holanders bija pazīstams ar savu savdabīgo apģērba stilu – viņš ilgstoši atteicās no kaklasaites modes, valkājot...
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1811.-1920. g.
Manor
Anna's minor estate
In the 1830s, Jānis Mūrnieks, who ran Anna's tavern, had worked as both a servant and a vodka distiller at Pilsmuiža min...
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1813.-2023. g.
Manor
Bērzaine Manor
In the Bērzaine ravine there was once a gardener's cottage where the father of painter J. Rozenbergs worked as a gardene...
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1839.-1944. g.
Cesis House
Faber House
Although the house at 40 Rīgas Street is called “Faber's House”, the real property of the painter Karlis Fabers was loca...
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1841.-1898. g.
Cesis House
Plāmša māja
Šajā namā pēc Bērzaines ģimnāzijas slēgšanas turpināja mācības latviešu komponists Alfrēds Kalniņš.
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1844.-1970. g.
People
Kārlis Andersons
Kārlis Andersons bija ne tikai izcils fotogrāfs, bet arī pirmās latviešu valodā izdotās fotogrāfijas rokasgrāmatas autor...
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1847.-1932. g.
Cesis House
Millera skolas nams
Adrese – Lielā Līvu iela 1, Cēsis
Cēsu pilsētas ārsts un dzejnieks Aleksandrs Ādolfi, kam šis nams piederēja 19. gs. vi...
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1860.-1912. g.
Notikumi
Cesis County stamps
In order to preserve the value of the Cēsis stamps in the collections, the Riga Stamp Collectors' Society organised exte...
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1862.-1928. g.
People
Ernsts Matiass Ķivulis
As a physician, Ķivulis had also mastered the innovative medical methods of his time, including treatment with "Koch's t...
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1867.-1922. g.
People
Augusts Smilga
Augusts Smilga bija pazīstamā dzejnieka Miķeļa Krogzemja jeb Ausekļa novadnieks, un iespējams, ka tieši slavenā literāta...
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1868.-1940. g.
Cesis House
Boltzmann house
Even in the 1930s, when Cēsis center was already widely built up, this narrow plot with its small building remained an u...
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1868.-1941. g.
People
one nine four one path
In August 1941, the Jews of Cēsis were forced to abandon their homes and flee. Many were killed in forest near Cēsis but...
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1872.-1958. g.
People
Augusts Julla
The farmer figure in the "Plowman" liberation monument of Liepa parish was modeled after the death mask of Jānis Julla,...
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1875.-2015. g.
Cesis House
Cēsis Charity Society House
In the 1950s, students of the Cēsis 4th Vocational School built Latvia's first robot, named "Alfa BS," which was exhibit...
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1875.-1944. g.
Cesis House
Cesis Theatre - the beginnings
1911. In 1911, during a grand performance based on the Brothers Kaudzīši novel "The Time of Land Surveyors," the audienc...
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1878.-1950. g.
People
Pāvils Gruzna
Pāvils's father Juris spent his whole life writing memoirs that his son had hoped to publish, but never got the chance t...
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1880.-1929. g.
People
Kristīne Apkalne
Kristīnes Apkalnes ģimnāzija kļuva par nozīmīgu izglītības centru, kas kopā ar K. Millera vadīto zēnu reālskolu veicināj...
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1884.-1970. g.
Cesis House
Cesis Building Materials Plant
Bricks from the Cēsis Mūrlejas factory were used in the construction of the Riga War Museum (Pulvertornis), which confir...
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1890.-1965. g.
People
Karl Gerhard Vanadzins
1932. In 2005 Vanadziņš founded the Cesis Resort Committee, which promoted the development of tourism and the improvemen...
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1890.-1997. g.
Cesis House
Apkalnes ģimnāzija
Skolas dibināšanas laikā cēsnieki parādīja nepieredzētu atsaucību, ziedojot ievērojamas naudas summas ģimnāzijas inventā...
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1899.-2016. g.
Cesis House
Smilgas sanatorija
Dr. Augusta Smilgas 1902. gadā celtā sanatorija bija viena no modernākajām ārstniecības iestādēm Vidzemē, aprīkota ar el...
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1907.-1945. g.
Cesis House
Cēsis Bērzaine kiln
The Paula Eglitis Brick and Drain Pipe Kiln employed prisoners from Cesis Prison.
The quality of the baking clay was su...
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1911.-1962. g.
Cesis House
Cēsis power station
The diesel fuel delivery to the Cēsis power station was set up quite cleverly - a special pipeline was built from the ta...
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1917.-1919. g.
People
The Youth Workers' Circle "Kvēle"
"Kvēle" (Verve) member and Cēsis printing house worker Volfrīds Vīksne secretly smuggled type letters out of the Cēsis p...
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1919.-1943. g.
Cesis House
Cēsu Craftsmanship School (1920-1944)
The Cēsu State Craftsmanship School was the first Latvian state craftsmanship school to be established after the formati...
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1920
Manor
Zirņu Hill Manor
Although the manor is known as "Barclay de Tolly's summer house," it was not the famous Field Marshal Michael Barclay de...
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1924.-1998. g.
Monuments
Cēsu uzvaras piemineklis
Piemineklis ir viens no pirmajiem Brīvības cīņu pieminekļiem Latvijā. Tā atjaunošanā nozīmīgu atbalstu sniedza Igaunijas...
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1939.-1963. g.
Cesis House
Cēsu viesnīca "Tērvete"
Cēsu viesnīca “Tērvete” sākotnēji tika plānota kā motelis 1940. gada Helsinku olimpisko spēļu apmeklētājiem, taču kara a...
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1941
Notikumi
5 July 1941 — the German Army Enters Cēsis
There are days when a town belongs to no one. In early summer 1941, Cēsis found itself in exactly such a void — between...
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