Rēzekne

Rēzekne is a state city in the Rēzekne River valley in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia. It is called The Heart of Latgale. Built on seven hills, Rēzekne is situated 242 kilometres east of Riga, and 63 kilometres west of the Latvian-Russian border, at the intersection of the Moscow – Ventspils railway and Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railways.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rezekne II and Latgale Culture and History Museum.

Rezekne II

Railway station

Photo: Harald Hansen, Public domain.

Rezekne II is a railway station.

Latgale Culture and History Museum

Museum

Photo: Tomrak, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Latgale Culture and History Museum in Rēzekne, Latvia, is a history museum with a large collection of items, including Latgalian ceramics. It receives about 31,000 visitors per year.

Rēzekne Castle

Ruins

Photo: Semigall, Public domain.

Rēzekne Castle ruins are located in the downtown of Rēzekne, Latvia, a city in the center of Latgale. The castle served as a base of the local Livonian order landlords until the 16th century and also as the main military support base for battles against Russians and Lithuanians.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adamova.

Adamova

Village

Photo: J. Sedols, CC BY 3.0.

Adamova is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Rēzekne.

Rēzekne

Type: Tourist attraction
Also known as: “Rezekne”
Category: tourism
Location: Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

56.5082° or 56° 30′ 29″ north

Longitude

27.3471° or 27° 20′ 50″ east

Population

26,100

Elevation

156 metres (512 feet)

Open location code

9G89G85W+7R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8987840335

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

456203

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Rēzekne” goes by many names.

French: “Rēzekne”
German: “Rēzekne”
Latvian: “Rēzekne”
Portuguese: “Rēzekne”
Spanish: “Rēzekne”

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