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Ludza

Northern Europe

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/

Facts
Population
7054 1
Area (sq km)
10.47 1
Founding Year
1173 to 1177 2
Population Estimate Year
2026 1
Latitude
56.543889 degrees north 1
Longitude
27.721111 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 3
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)
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2. Ludza (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    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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3. GeoNames: Ludza - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 457776
    56.53373 27.72155 P PPLA LV 19 0680201 7332 148 Europe/Riga
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 148 m
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4. 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 56.75, 27.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 56.75, 27.75
56.75 27.75 Dfb
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