The city of Daugavpils is situated in South-eastern Latvia and lies on the banks of the River Daugava which is the largest and the magnificient river of Latvia. Vitebsk, a Belarus city - 295 km. The frontier with Lithuania is within 25 km distance in the Daugavpils - Vilnius direction. The distance from Daugavpils to the frontier with Russia is 130 km. The climate in Daugavpils, if compared to that in other areas or cities of Latvia, is more continental.
Summers are relatively warmer but winters are colder.
Besides, it starts snowing earlier and there is a thicker snow cover than elsewhere in Latvia. Lielais Stropu, u, Gubi es, Mazais Stropu and other lakes lie on the territory of the city. Then a town grew and developed round the castle. During military expeditions, the castle was ruined and then rebuilt again several times. However, because of constant wars the development of the town was slow.