Latgale
Latgale, also known as Latgalia or Latgallia, is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. It is the easternmost region of the country and lies north of the Daugava River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Daugavpils and Rēzekne.
Daugavpils
Photo: GMM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Daugavpils is the second largest city in Latvia, after Riga. It is a delightfully charming, spacious and green city. Despite its quaint atmosphere and low prices, the city offers modern conveniences and services.
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
Highlights include Gadrinka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puša.
Latgale
- Type: State with 430,000 residents
- Description: historical and cultural region of Latvia
- Also known as: “Latgalia”, “Latgallia”, “Latgola”, “Letgalia”, and “Lettigallia”
- Category: cultural region
- Location: Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.2218° or 56° 13′ 19″ northLongitude
27.1288° or 27° 7′ 44″ eastPopulation
430,000Elevation
152 metres (499 feet)Open location code
9G8964CH+PGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1629678533
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Võro—“Latgale” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Letgallen”
- Aragonese: “Letgalia”
- Armenian: “Լատգալիա”
- Azerbaijani: “Latqale”
- Azerbaijani: “Latqaliya”
- Basque: “Latgalia”
- Belarusian: “Латгале”
- Belarusian: “Латгалія”
- Bulgarian: “Латгале”
- Bulgarian: “Латгалия”
- Catalan: “Latgàlia”
- Catalan: “Latgalians”
- Catalan: “Latgola”
- Catalan: “Letgàlia”
- Chechen: “Латгали”
- Chinese: “拉特加爾”
- Czech: “Latgale”
- Czech: “Latgalsko”
- Danish: “Latgale”
- Danish: “Letgallen”
- Dutch: “Latgale”
- Dutch: “Latgallen”
- Dutch: “Letgallen”
- Esperanto: “Latgale”
- Esperanto: “Latgalio”
- Esperanto: “Latgaloj”
- Estonian: “Latgale”
- Finnish: “Latgale”
- Finnish: “Latgallia”
- French: “Latgale”
- French: “Latgalie”
- Galician: “Latgale”
- Georgian: “ლატგალია”
- German: “Latgale”
- German: “Latgola”
- German: “Lettgallen”
- Greek: “Λατγαλία”
- Hebrew: “לטגליה”
- Hungarian: “Latgale”
- Indonesian: “Latgale”
- Indonesian: “Latgalia”
- Italian: “Latgale”
- Italian: “Latgalia”
- Italian: “Latgallia”
- Italian: “Letgallia”
- Japanese: “ラトガリア”
- Japanese: “ラトガレ”
- Japanese: “レットガレン”
- Kirghiz: “Латтгали”
- Korean: “라트갈레”
- Latgalian: “Latgola”
- Latin: “Lettigallia”
- Latvian: “Inflantija”
- Latvian: “Latgale”
- Lithuanian: “Latgala”
- Lower Sorbian: “Łatgalska”
- Macedonian: “Латгала”
- Macedonian: “Латгале”
- Macedonian: “Латгалија”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Latgale”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Latgale”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Latgalia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Latgola”
- Norwegian: “Latgale”
- Ossetian: “Латгали”
- Persian: “لاتگاله”
- Polish: “Inflanty polskie”
- Polish: “Latgalia”
- Polish: “Łatgalia”
- Portuguese: “Lategália”
- Portuguese: “Latgale”
- Romanian: “Latgalia”
- Russian: “Латгале”
- Russian: “Латгалия”
- Russian: “Летголия”
- Samogitian: “Latgale”
- Samogitian: “Latgalė”
- Serbian: “Латгала”
- Serbian: “Латгалија”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Latgalija”
- Slovenian: “Latgale”
- Slovenian: “Latgalija”
- Slovenian: “Letgale”
- Slovenian: “Letgalija”
- Spanish: “Latgalia”
- Spanish: “Letgalia”
- Swedish: “Latgale”
- Swedish: “Lettgallen”
- Ukrainian: “Латгале”
- Ukrainian: “Латгалія”
- Võro: “Latgale”
- “Latgale”
- “Latgalė”
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