Krāslava district

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Krāslava district
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Basic data
Country Latvia
Capital Krāslava
surface 1,078.4 km²
Residents 19,811 (2010)
density 18 inhabitants per km²
founding 2009
ISO 3166-2 LV-047
Website www.kraslava.lv (Latvian)
Winter at Lake Sivers
Winter at Lake Sivers

Coordinates: 55 ° 54 '  N , 27 ° 10'  E

The District Krāslava ( Krāslavas novads ; Latgalian : Kruoslovys nūvods ) is located in the south-east of Latvia , on the border with Belarus in the historic landscape Latgale .

geography

The Düna flows through the area . There are also many lakes in the district area. The largest are the Sivers Lake and Lake Drīdzis .

structure

In 2010, 19,811 inhabitants lived in the Krāslava district, which is divided into twelve parishes (pagasts):

  • Auleja
  • Indra
  • Izvalta
  • Kalnieši
  • Kaplava
  • Kombuļi ( Kumbuļs )
  • Krāslava Land ( Kruoslova )
  • Krāslava town (administrative center)
  • Piedruja
  • Robežnieki
  • Skaista
  • Ūdrīši

Personalities

  • Józef Broel-Plater (* 1890 in Kombuļi; † 1941 Dachau concentration camp) Polish bobsledder.

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