page_title: Principality of Jersika
hierarchical_section_title: Principality of Jersika
caption_attribution_description: Latviešu: Jersikas (Letijas, Lotgolas) teritorijas variācijas 12.-13.gs. pēc dažādām vēstures kartēm. Русский: Вариации территории Ерсики по различным картам XII и XIII века
context_page_description: The principality of Jersika was an early medieval Latgalian principality in eastern modern-day Latvia and one of the largest early states in Latvia before the German conquests. The capital of Jersika was located on a hill fort 165 km southeast of Riga.
context_section_description: The principality of Jersika (Latin: Gerzika, terra Lettia, German: Gerzika, Zargrad, Russian: Ерсика, Герцике; also known as Лотыголa) was an early medieval Latgalian principality in eastern modern-day Latvia and one of the largest early states in Latvia before the German conquests. The capital of Jersika was located on a hill fort 165 km (103 mi) southeast of Riga.
caption: Map of Principality of Jersika and its border speculations.
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