Latgale
historical and cultural region of Latvia
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Summary
Latgale is a cultural region[1]. Latgale draws 2,282 Wikipedia views per month (cultural region category, ranking #28 of 59).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Latvia[3]
- Country: Latvia[4]
- Official language: Latvian[5]
- Commons category: Latgale[6]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[7], UTC+03:00[8]
- Coordinate location: 56.5225, 27.0324[9]
- Official website: http://www.latgale.lv/[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Latgale[11]
- Population: 251,503[12]
- Time of earliest written record: 1224[13]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14]
- Official name: Latgola[15]
- Native label: Latgola[16]
- Area: 14,547[17]
- Language used: Latgalian[18]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Latgale include Latgales Street[19], a street[20], in Latvia[21].
Why It Matters
Latgale has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Latgale is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for Latgale include Latgales Street[19], a street[20], in Latvia[21].