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Krāslava

Northern Europe

Krāslava is a town in Latvia and the administrative center of Krāslava Municipality. It lies on the Daugava river upstream and east of the city of Daugavpils, with most of the town on the river's right bank. Under Latvian law, Krāslava belongs partially to the Latgale region and partially to the Selonia region. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
6678 1
Area (sq km)
9.16 1
Founding Year
1923 1
Population Estimate Year
2026 1
Latitude
55.895556 degrees north 1
Longitude
27.164444 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 4
Sources
1. Kraslava (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 6,678 (2026)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 55.895556, longitude 27.164444
  • P2046 (area)
    area 9.16 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 6678 (2026)
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2. GeoNames: Krāslava - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 114 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 55.75, 27.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 55.75, 27.25
55.75 27.25 Dfb
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4. GeoNames: Krāslava - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 458623
Quote, cities500 record 458623
55.89514 27.16799 P PPLA LV 14 0600201 6797 114 Europe/Riga
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Krāslava (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Krāslava (; Latgalian: Kruoslova, German: Kreslau, Belarusian: Краслаўка, Polish: Krasław, Russian: Краслава, Креславль) is a town and the administrative centre of Krāslava Municipality.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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