Līvāni
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Līvāni ( ; ; ) is a town (population approx. 10,000) and the center of Līvāni Municipality in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia. It is situated at the junction of the Dubna and Daugava rivers, approximately 170 kilometers east of the Latvian capital Riga.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Līvāni
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_shield
- Livani COA.svg
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- LVA Līvāni flag.png
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- Līvāni center - panoramio.jpg
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- One of the streets in the centre of Līvāni
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- Country
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- Municipality
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- Līvāni Municipality
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- Town rights
- Settlement.established_date
- 1926
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- Latvia
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- above
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- 300
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- Location in Latvia
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- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Dāvids Rubens
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- Number of city council members
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Sākumlapa | Līvānu novada pašvaldība
livani.lv →Link to the official site · 10,129 chars · not written by Vinony
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Industrial history
- Spatial organisation of Līvāni town
- Gallery
- References
Līvāni ( ; ; ) is a town (population approx. 10,000) and the center of Līvāni Municipality in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia. It is situated at the junction of the Dubna and Daugava rivers, approximately 170 kilometers east of the Latvian capital Riga.
Līvāni Municipality is the first municipality in Latgale region coming into Līvāni from the direction of Riga. Līvāni is a city where the Dubna meets the Daugava, Zemgale meets Latgale and roads go to Riga and Daugavpils, to Russia, Belarus and Lithuania. Since 2007, Līvāni city is a regional development centre where resources of development, social and economic activities are concentrated. Historical heritage of Līvāni city is being preserved in the character and structure of town planning. Spruce city public center on the Riga Street has obtained technocratic charm that expresses itself through the design of street commodities, renovated buildings and bikeways.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Līvāni” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (4)
On the map
2 mapped locations