Daugavpils

Daugavpils () is the seicont lairgest ceety in Latvie. It is locatit approximately 230 km sooth-east o the Latvian caipital, Riga, on the banks o the Daugava River, frae which the ceety gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Castle on the Daugava." Daugavpils haes a favorable geographical poseetion as it borders Belaroushie an Lithuanie (distances o 33 an 25 km respectively). It is locatit some 120 km frae the Latvian mairch wi Roushie. Daugavpils is a big railwey junction an industry centre.

The ceety is surroondit bi mony lakes an naitur pairks.

 Internaitional relations 
 Twin touns – Sister ceeties 

Daugavpils is twinned wi:
  Haderslev, Denmark
  Motala, Swaden
  Radom, Poland
  Ferrara, Italy  Naro-Fominsk, Roushie
  Vitebsk, Belaroushie
  Ramla, Israel
  Harbin, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae  St Petersburg, Roushie
  Panevėžys, Lithuanie
  Central Admeenistrative Okrug o Moscow, Roushie
  Kharkiv, Ukraine

 References 


Category:Ceeties in Latvie
Category:Republican ceeties o Latvie
Category:Populatit places established in the 13t century