Rēzekne
Sign in to saveRēzekne (, Rēzne or 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 east of Riga, and west of the Latvian-Russian border, at the intersection of the Moscow – Ventspils railway and Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railways. It is the 7th largest city in Latvia. Rēzekne also serves as the location of the extraterritorial administrative centre of Rēzekne Municipality.
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Rēzekne is a city in eastern Latvia's Latgale region, known as "The Heart of Latgale," situated on seven hills at an important intersection of major European railway routes between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Warsaw, and Ventspils. As Latvia's 7th largest city, it serves as an administrative center and occupies a strategic location between Riga and the Latvian-Russian border.
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Key facts
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- Rēzekne
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- State city
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- Flag_of_Rēzekne.svg
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- Logo of Rēzekne.svg
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- Brandmark
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- Rezekne castle ruins.jpg
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- The Rēzekne castle mound with Livonian Order castle ruins
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- Country
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- First mentioned
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- 1285
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23 sectionsContents
- Other names
- History
- Demographics
- Religion
- Sacred Heart Cathedral
- Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church
- Orthodox Church of the Birth of Holy Jesus' Mother
- Evangelical Lutheran Holy Trinity Church
- St.Nicholas Old-Believers' Church
- Green Synagogue
- Culture
- Latgales Māra
- Castle Ruins
- Latgale Culture and History Museum
- Art House
- Eastern Latvia's Center of Creative Services "Zeimuļs"
- The centre of culture "Gors"
- Scientific centers
- Notable residents
- Climate
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- External links
Rēzekne (, Rēzne or 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 east of Riga, and west of the Latvian-Russian border, at the intersection of the Moscow – Ventspils railway and Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railways. It is the 7th largest city in Latvia. Rēzekne also serves as the location of the extraterritorial administrative centre of Rēzekne Municipality.
== Other names == The Latgalian name of the city is Rēzne ( ) or Rēzekne (). Historically, in German sources, the location has been known as Rositten. It is called Rzeżyca in Polish. Under the Russian Empire the city was named Rezhitsa (; ), but since Soviet period known as Резекне ().