Rēzekne district

Rēzekne district
Symbols
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Basic data
Country	Latvia
Capital	Rēzekne
surface	2524 km²
Residents	32,130 (2013)
density	13 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	LV-077
Website	www.rezeknesnovads.lv (Latvian)
politics
Head of government	Monvīds Švarcs

Coordinates: 56 ° 30 '  N , 27 ° 18'  E

Rēzeknes novads is an administrative district in eastern Latvia. The district office is located in Rēzekne , although this city as the so-called republic city itself does not belong to the district. The district consists of 25 parishes of the former Rēzekne district ( Latvian : Rēzeknes apriņķis , since 1949 Rēzeknes rajons ), which was dissolved in 2009. (See also: Administrative division of Latvia ). There are 32,130 registered residents (2009).

Historically part of the Livonia Voivodeship ( trakt rzeżycki , 1629–1772), the Vitebsk Governorate ( Режицкий уезд , 1802–1917).

Communities

The following municipalities belong to the district:

• Audriņi
• Bērzgale
• Čornaja
• Dricāni
• Feimaņi
• Gaigalava
• Griškāni
• Ilzeskalns
• Kantinieki
• Kaunata
• Lendži
• Lūznava
• Malta
• Mākoņkalns
• Nautrēni
• Nagļi
• Ozolaine
• Ozolmuiža
• Puša
• Rikava
• Sakstagals
• Silmala
• Stoļerova
• Stružāni
• Vērēmi

nature

The area is rural and is located on the Latgallian heights and in the valley of the Daugava . Also contains the two largest lakes of Latvia on the territory: The Lake Lubāns and Rāzna Lake . The humid lowlands around Lake Lubān are home to a variety of rare life forms, e.g. B. 224 different bird species, 44 of which are endangered.

Web link

• Official site: www.rezeknesnovads.lv

literature

• Astrīda Iltnere (ed.): Latvijas Pagasti, Enciklopēdija. Preses Nams, Riga 2002, ISBN 9984-00-436-8 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pagastu apvienības , accessed August 17, 2019.