Krāslava

Krāslava

Krāslava

Town in Latvia

Krāslava (Latvian pronunciationⓘ; Latgalian: Kruoslova, German: Kreslau, Belarusian: Краслаўка, Polish: Krasław, Russian: Краслава, Креславль) is a town and the administrative centre of Krāslava Municipality, in the Latgale region of Latvia.[3] The town lies on the Daugava, upstream and to the east of the city of Daugavpils.

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History

  • Krāslava was an important hillfort on the waterway from the Varangians to the Byzantine Empire since early Middle Ages, part of the orthodox Principality of Jersika in the 13th century.
  • In 1558 was mentioned for the first time in written sources of Livonian Order as Kreslau (in German).
  • In 1676 the church was built by Jesuit Order and Krāslava became the most northern located center of the Jesuit movement on the border with the areas dominated by Protestant and Orthodox churches.
  • In 1729 Count Ludvig Plater bought Krāslava. For nearly two centuries the Plater family determined Kraslava economical and cultural life.
  • Craftmen from Poland and Germany in co-operation with local people organized the production of carpets, velvet, silk and cotton material, weapons, jewellery and other goods. The goods were in demand at the four Kraslava fairs and also exported to Courland, Poland and Germany.
  • Between 1757 and 1842 Krāslava was home for a Roman Catholic seminary, one of the first educational institutions in Latgale region.

Prominent residents

  • Panorama of Krāslava in 1875-1876
  • Krāslava Town Hall in 1875-1876
  • Brivibas Street in Krāslava, 1898
  • Krāslava Market Square in 1918
  • Krāslava Palace (under restoration)
  • Krāslava Catholic Church

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā) 2021 - 2022". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Krāslavas novads portāls". Kraslava.lv. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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