Coordinates | 3°8′51″N101°41′36″N |
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name | Daugavpils |
settlement type | City |
image shield | Coat of arms of Daugavpils.png |
flag size | 175px |
subdivision type | Country |
subdivision name | |
established title | Town rights |
established date | 1275 |
pushpin map | Latvia |
pushpin label position | above |
pushpin mapsize | 300 |
pushpin map caption | Location in Latvia |
coordinates type | region:LV_type:city |
leader title | Mayor |
leader name | Žanna Kulakova |
blank name sec1 | Number of city council members |
blank info sec1 | 15 |
area total km2 | 72.48 |
area water km2 | 9.75 |
population total | 102 496 |
population density km2 | 1414 |
postal code type | Postal code |
postal code | LV-540(1–2); LV-540(4–5); LV-5410; LV-54(12–15); LV-54(17–20); LV-5422; LV-5465 |
area code type | Calling code |
area code | +371 654 |
timezone1 | EET |
utc offset1 | +2 |
timezone1 dst | EEST |
utc offset1 dst | +3 |
webpage | http://www.daugavpils.lv }} |
Daugavpils () is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". With a population of over 100,000, it is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some 230 km to its north-west. Daugavpils has a favorable geographical position as it borders Belarus and Lithuania (distances of 33 and 25 km respectively). It is located some 120 km from the Latvian border with Russia. Daugavpils is a big railway junction and an industrial centre.
The city is surrounded by many lakes and nature parks.
(''Daŭhaŭpils''), Дзвінск (''Dzvinsk''), historically ''Дынабург'' (''Dynaburh'')
Here is a chronology of name changes: Dinaburg (1275—1656) → Borisoglebsk (1656—1667) → Dinaburg (1667—1893) → Dvinsk (1893—1920) → Daugavpils (1920—today)
As part of the Russian Empire the city was called Dvinsk (1893–1920). The town was renamed Daugavpils in 1920 as part of an independent Latvia. The city was the site of the Battle of Daugavpils from 1919 to 1920. Daugavpils was part of the Soviet Union between 1940–41 and 1944–1991, and was occupied by the Nazis between 1941–44. The Nazis established the Daugavpils Ghetto where the town's Jews were forced to live. During the Cold War it was the site of the Lociki air base, 12 km northeast of the town itself.
On Friday, April 16, 2010, vice mayor Grigory Nemtsov of Daugavpils was shot dead in the center of the city. The crime remains unsolved but is likely to be connected to Nemtsov's controversial career as a politician.
The city theatre was restored a couple of years ago. There is also one cinema as well as other cultural institutions. The city exhibition center offers many cultural activities.
There are also several architectural, historical, and cultural monuments in Daugavpils. The most prominent is the Daugavpils fortress of the late 18th–19th centuries.
Category:Cities in Latvia Category:Republican cities of Latvia Category:Populated places established in the 13th century
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