Ludza

Also known as Ludsen, Lutsen

Ludza (; , , , , Ludza) is a town in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia. Ludza is the oldest town in Latvia and this is commemorated by a key in its coat of arms. Ludza is the administrative centre of Ludza Municipality that is located nearby the Russian border. The population as of 2020 was 7,667.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Ludza
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_shield: Ludza COA.svg
Settlement.image_skyline: Ludza 2012. gads.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 280px
Settlement.image_caption: Ludza skyline
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ludza Municipality
Settlement.established_title: Town rights
Settlement.established_date: 1177
Settlement.pushpin_map: Latvia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: above
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Latvia
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Edgars Mekšs
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Number of Municipality council members

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Люцин
Population: 7332
Area: 9.18
Official website: www.ludzaspils.lv
Image: Ludza Panorama.jpg
Dialing code: 657

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Commons category: Ludza
postal code: LV-5701
time of earliest written record: 1177-00-00
native label: Ludza
P8168: Kassala

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History
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Russian Empire
Latvia
Tourism
Transport
Roads
Railway
Education
Demographics
Notable people
Born in Ludza
Twinning and international cooperation
See also
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==History== thumb|Painting of Ludza Castle ruins by [[Napoleon Orda.]] After Nikolay Karamzin, Ludza was first mentioned as Лючин in Hypatian Codex dating back to 1173 or 1177. In 1399 the Livonian Order built a stone fortress atop an older Latgalian fortress and used Ludza as an eastern outpost in Livonia. Ludza Castle ruins can be visited nowadays.