Rēzekne

Also known as Rositten, Rezhitsa, Rzeżyca, Reżice

Rēzekne (, Rēzne or Rēzekne , ) is a state city in the Rēzekne River valley in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia. It is called The Heart of Latgale (, ). Built on seven hills, Rēzekne is situated east of Riga, and west of the Latvian-Russian border, at the intersection of the Moscow – Ventspils railway and Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railways. It is the 7th largest city in Latvia. Rēzekne also serves as the location of the extraterritorial administrative centre of Rēzekne Municipality.

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Rēzekne is a city in eastern Latvia's Latgale region, known as "The Heart of Latgale," situated on seven hills at an important intersection of major European railway routes between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Warsaw, and Ventspils. As Latvia's 7th largest city, it serves as an administrative center and occupies a strategic location between Riga and the Latvian-Russian border.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Rēzekne
Settlement.settlement_type: State city
Settlement.image_shield: Coat_of_Arms_of_Rēzekne.svg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Rēzekne.svg
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Logo of Rēzekne.svg
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Brandmark
Settlement.image_skyline: Rezekne castle ruins.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The Rēzekne castle mound with Livonian Order castle ruins
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1285
Settlement.established_title1: Town rights
Settlement.established_date1: 1773
Settlement.pushpin_map: Latvia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: above
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Latvia
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Режица
Country: Soviet Union
Located in: Latvia
Population: 26429
Area: 17.51
Elevation: 158.2
Head of government: Aleksandrs Bartaševičs
Capital of: Rēzekne County
Official website: www.rezekne.lv
Image: Rezekne castle ruins.jpg
Nominal GDP: 360693000
GDP per capita: 13540

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twinned administrative body: Utena
Commons category: Rēzekne
enclave within: Rēzekne Municipality
topic's main category: Category:Rēzekne
category for people born here: Category:Births in Rēzekne
category of associated people: Category:People from Rēzekne
Commons gallery: Rēzekne
inception: 1773-00-00
postal code: LV-4601, LV-4604, LV-4605, LV-4606
described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
native label: Rēzne
P8168: Shirvani Muradov
P6482: Rēzekne

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Encyclopedic overview

23 sections

Contents

Other names
History
Demographics
Religion
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church
Orthodox Church of the Birth of Holy Jesus' Mother
Evangelical Lutheran Holy Trinity Church
St.Nicholas Old-Believers' Church
Green Synagogue
Culture
Latgales Māra
Castle Ruins
Latgale Culture and History Museum
Art House
Eastern Latvia's Center of Creative Services "Zeimuļs"
The centre of culture "Gors"
Scientific centers
Notable residents
Climate
Twin towns – sister cities
References
External links

== Other names == The Latgalian name of the city is Rēzne ( ) or Rēzekne (). Historically, in German sources, the location has been known as Rositten. It is called Rzeżyca in Polish. Under the Russian Empire the city was named Rezhitsa (; ), but since Soviet period known as Резекне ().

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