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The Best Attractions In Latgale Region

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Latgale is one of the four historical and cultural regions of Latvia recognised in the Constitution of the Latvian Republic. It is the easternmost region north of the Daugava River. While most of Latvia is historically Lutheran, Latgale is predominantly Roman Catholic, in fact, according to a 2011 survey, the 65.8% of the total population is Catholic. There is also a strong Eastern Orthodox minority, comprising the 23.8%, divided in 13.8% Russian Orthodox Christians and 10.0% Old Believers. The region has a large population of ethnic Russians, especially in Daugavpils, the largest city in the region. Many of the Russians who lived in Latgale before Sov...
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The Best Attractions In Latgale Region

  • 1. Daugavpils Fortress Daugavpils
    Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. It is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some 230 kilometres to its north-west. Daugavpils is located relatively close to Belarus and Lithuania , and some 120 km from the Latvian border with Russia. Daugavpils is a major railway junction and industrial centre and lies approximately midway between Riga and Minsk, and between Warsaw and Saint Petersburg. Daugavpils, then Dyneburg, was the capital of Polish Livonia while in Poland. Following the first partition of Poland in 1772, the city became part of the Russian Empire. To this day it maintains an overwhelmingly Russian-speaking population, with Latvians and Poles being sign...
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  • 2. Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre Daugavpils
    Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. It is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some 230 kilometres to its north-west. Daugavpils is located relatively close to Belarus and Lithuania , and some 120 km from the Latvian border with Russia. Daugavpils is a major railway junction and industrial centre and lies approximately midway between Riga and Minsk, and between Warsaw and Saint Petersburg. Daugavpils, then Dyneburg, was the capital of Polish Livonia while in Poland. Following the first partition of Poland in 1772, the city became part of the Russian Empire. To this day it maintains an overwhelmingly Russian-speaking population, with Latvians and Poles being sign...
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  • 3. Aglona Basilica Aglona
    Basilica of the Assumption in Aglona, Latvia is one of the most important Catholic spiritual centers in Latvia. The construction of the present church was started in 1768 and finalized in 1780. It is built in the Italian Baroque style, and is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and consecrated in 1800 by Bishop J. Benislavski.The church was the seat of the bishop of Riga from 1920 to 1924, when the newly promoted archbishop Antonijs Springovičs moved to the Cathedral of St. James in Riga. Springovičs was consecrated bishop there on 22 August 1920 by Kaunas auxiliary bishop Juozapas Skvireckas.Every year thousands of pilgrims flock to the Basilica on the day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on 15 August. It is one of the eight international shrines recognized by the...
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  • 7. Ludza Medieval Castle Ruins Ludza
    Ludza is a town in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia. It is located on the main Riga - Moscow road, part of European route E22, and only 30 km from the Latvian-Russian border. The population as of 2011 was 8,931.
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