Feimaņi

Feimaņi

Feimaņi

Village in Latvia

Feimaņi; (Polish: Fejmany, German: Fehmen) is a village in Latgale, in Rēzekne Municipality. Feimaņi is the administrative centre of Feimaņi Parish. It is located 33 kilometers from the municipality centre Rēzekne and 229 kilometers away from the capital city of Latvia, Riga. The population as of 2020 was 298.[1]

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History

According to Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland, the village of Feimaņi was first mentioned in 1558.[2] Village was owned by the Korff family until 1715. In the period of Reformation, Korff family switched from Catholicism to Lutheranism and local wooden church was handed to them. In 1708, Jesuit Order took the church back.[3]

Geography

Feimaņi is located nearby the Feimaņi lake, on its eastern coast. The river Feimanka flows from the lake. Village is 165 meters above the sea level and it is located in the western part of the Latgale Upland.[4]

Transport

Roads

The European route E262 that connects Kaunas and Ostrov passes nearby the village.

Railway

In 1860, Feimaņi became a part of the Saint Petersburg–Warsaw railway line. The Krāce Station in the village was opened in 1926.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county". data.csb.gov.lv. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  2. [2]
    "Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom II". dir.icm.edu.pl. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  3. [3]
    Kaune, N. (1934-01-01). "Garīgās dzīves veidošanās Latgalē" (1 ed.). Izglītības Ministrijas Mēnešraksts. p. 8.
  4. [4]
    "Tēzaurs - Feimaņi". tezaurs.lv. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  5. [5]
    "Путевой пост Краце". railwayz.info. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
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