Bakans

#88 among destinations in Latvia

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Bakans is a lake in Madona municipality, Latvia. It is located near to Dzelzava village and next to the lake is a smaller village, named Jaunbakani. ()

Alternative names: Area: 18.78 acres (0.0293 mi²)Length: 1312 ftWidth: 984 ftMaximum depth: 12 ftElevation: 367 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 57°1'57"N, 26°27'49"E

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VidzemeLatvia

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Bakans – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jaungulbene Manor, Dzelzava Manor, Cesvaine.

5.3 miE
Forts and castles, Manor house
Jaungulbene Manor
137 min walk • Jaungulbene Manor is a manor house in the historical region of Vidzeme, in northern Latvia. It was built in Tudor neo-Gothic style and completed in 1878. In the 1920s Jaungulbene Manor was nationalized in accordance with Latvian Agrarian Reform Law of 1920. From 1927 until the 1990s the building housed an agricultural school.
2.5 miSW
Manor house, Architecture
Dzelzava Manor
64 min walk • Dzelzava Manor is a manor house in Dzelzava Parish, Madona Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It was built in Baroque style and completed in 1767.
7 miSW
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Cesvaine
179 min walk • Cesvaine is a town in Madona Municipality, Vidzeme Region, Latvia. It is home to the Cesvaine Palace, built in 1896 near the ruins of previous medieval castles.