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.
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is the second largest city in , after . It is a delightfully charming, spacious and green city. Despite its quaint atmosphere and low prices, the city offers modern conveniences and services.

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

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is a town of 800 people in Latgale. is home to the Basilica, an important religious centre of Latvian Catholics.

Latgale

  • Type: State with 430,000 residents
  • Description: historical and cultural region of Latvia
  • Also known as: “Inflantija”, “Inflanty polskie”, “Latgàlia”, “Latgalians”, “Latgallen”, “Latgaloj”, “Letgale”, “Letgalija”, “Летголия”, “ラトガリア”, and “レットガレン”
  • Category: cultural region
  • Location: , ,
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Latitude of center
56.2218° or 56° 13′ 19″ north
Longitude of center
27.1288° or 27° 7′ 44″ east
Population
430,000
Elevation
152 metres (499 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1629678533
Geo­Names ID
7639662
Wiki­data ID
Q208113
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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: “Латгалія”
  • Bulgarian: “Латгале”
  • Bulgarian: “Латгалия”
  • Catalan: “Letgàlia”
  • Chechen: “Латгали”
  • Chinese: “拉特加爾”
  • Czech: “Latgalsko”
  • Danish: “Letgallen”
  • Dutch: “Letgallen”
  • Esperanto: “Latgalio”
  • Estonian: “Latgale”
  • Finnish: “Latgale”
  • Finnish: “Latgallia”
  • French: “Latgale”
  • French: “Latgalie”
  • Galician: “Latgale”
  • Georgian: “ლატგალია”
  • German: “Lettgallen”
  • Greek: “Λατγαλία”
  • Hebrew: “לטגליה”
  • Hungarian: “Latgale”
  • Indonesian: “Latgale”
  • Indonesian: “Latgalia”
  • Italian: “Letgallia”
  • Japanese: “ラトガレ”
  • Kirghiz: “Латтгали”
  • Korean: “라트갈레”
  • Latgalian: “Latgola”
  • Latin: “Lettigallia”
  • Latvian: “Latgale”
  • Lithuanian: “Latgala”
  • Lower Sorbian: “Łatgalska”
  • Macedonian: “Латгалија”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Latgale”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Latgale”
  • Norwegian: “Latgale”
  • Ossetian: “Латгали”
  • Persian: “لات‌گاله”
  • Polish: “Łatgalia”
  • Portuguese: “Lategália”
  • Portuguese: “Latgale”
  • Romanian: “Latgalia”
  • Russian: “Латгалия”
  • Samogitian: “Latgalė”
  • Serbian: “Латгала”
  • Serbian: “Латгалија”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Latgalija”
  • Slovenian: “Latgalija”
  • Spanish: “Latgalia”
  • Spanish: “Letgalia”
  • Swedish: “Lettgallen”
  • Tumbuka: “Latgalia”
  • Ukrainian: “Латгалія”
  • Urdu: “لیٹگال”
  • Võro: “Latgale”

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