Ludza is a town in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia, and is the oldest town in the country, a fact commemorated by a key in its coat of arms. It is the administrative center of Ludza Municipality, located near the Russian border, and had a population of 7,667 as of 2020. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Latitude56.543889 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Ludza (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 7,054 (2026)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 56.543889, longitude 27.721111
P2046 (area)
area 10.47 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 7054 (2026)
View the Source2. Ludza (Wikipedia)
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Ludza (; Polish: Lucyn, German: Ludsen, Yiddish: לוצין, romanized: Lutsin, Russian: Лудза, Ludza) is a town in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia.
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1173
After Nikolay Karamzin, Ludza was first mentioned as Лючин in Hypatian Codex dating back to 1173 or 1177.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1177
After Nikolay Karamzin, Ludza was first mentioned as Лючин in Hypatian Codex dating back to 1173 or 1177.
- In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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