Ludza

Ludza is a town in the region of eastern . Ludza is the oldest town in Latvia and this is commemorated by a key in its coat of arms. Ludza is the administrative centre of that is located nearby the border.
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  • Type: Town with 9,380 residents
  • Description: city in Latvia
  • Also known as: Ludsen”, “Ludze”, and “Lyutsin

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ludza Castle and Church of the Assumption in Ludza.

Castle
was a medieval castle built in Gothic style located next to a Catholic church, on the site of a former Latgalian wooden castle in the centre Ludza, Latvia, a small town in eastern .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lucmuiža and Blonti.

Village
is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Ludza.

Village
is a village in Parish, in the region of . is situated 8 km northeast of Ludza.

Village
is a village, which is situated 9 km east of Ludza.

Ludza

Latitude
56.54772° or 56° 32′ 52″ north
Longitude
27.72421° or 27° 43′ 27″ east
Population
9,380
Elevation
148 metres (486 feet)
United Nations Location Code
LV BNH
Open location code
9G89GPXF+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27083904
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
457776
Wiki­data ID
Q744259
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Võro—“Ludza” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: لودزا
  • Armenian: Լուձա
  • Azerbaijani: Ludza
  • Basque: Ludsen
  • Basque: Ludza
  • Belarusian: Лудза
  • Belarusian: Люцын
  • Bulgarian: Лудза
  • Catalan: Ludsen
  • Catalan: Ludza
  • Cebuano: Ludza
  • Chinese: 卢扎
  • Chinese: 盧扎
  • Czech: Ludza
  • Danish: Ludza
  • Dutch: Ludsen
  • Dutch: Ludza
  • Esperanto: Luci
  • Esperanto: Ludsen
  • Esperanto: Ludza
  • Estonian: Ludza
  • Estonian: Lutsi
  • Finnish: Ludza
  • French: Ludsen
  • French: Ludza
  • German: Ludsen
  • German: Ludza
  • German: Lutzi
  • Greek: Λούτζα
  • Hebrew: לודזה
  • Hebrew: לוצין
  • Hungarian: Ludza
  • Italian: Ludsen
  • Italian: Ludza
  • Japanese: ルッザ
  • Kazakh: Lwdza
  • Kazakh: Лудза
  • Kazakh: لۋدزا
  • Korean: 루자
  • Latgalian: Ludza
  • Latvian: Ludza
  • Latvian: Ludzas pilsēta
  • Latvian: Lutsen
  • Latvian: Люцин
  • Lithuanian: Ludza
  • Lower Sorbian: Ludza
  • Moksha: Лудза
  • Occitan (post 1500): Ludsen
  • Occitan (post 1500): Ludza
  • Persian: لودزا
  • Polish: Lucyn
  • Polish: Ludza
  • Russian: Лудза
  • Russian: Люцин
  • Samogitian: Ludza
  • Serbian: Ludza
  • Serbian: Лудза
  • Slovak: Ludza
  • Slovenian: Ludza
  • Spanish: Ludsen
  • Spanish: Ludza
  • Swedish: Ludza
  • Tajik: Лудза
  • Ukrainian: Лудза
  • Ukrainian: Люцин
  • Upper Sorbian: Ludsen
  • Upper Sorbian: Ludza
  • Volapük: Ludza
  • Võro: Lutsi
  • Ludsi
  • Ludza

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