Līksna
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Līksna
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Coordinates: 55°59′15″N 26°24′07″E / 55.98750°N 26.40194°E | |
Country | Latvia |
Municipality | Augšdaugava Municipality |
Parish | Līksna Parish |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 248 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Līksna (Latgalian: Leiksna, German: Lixna, Polish: Liksna) is a village in Līksna Parish, Augšdaugava Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia.[1][2]
It is the birthplace of Eduard von der Ropp, a Roman Catholic bishop in Tiraspol, Vilnius and Mahiliou. It was also the place Polish-Lithuanian hero, Countess Emilia Plater, was raised in.
References
[edit]- ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "Leiksna". Latgales Laiks (in Latgalian). Retrieved 2024-10-14.
External links
[edit]- Satellite map at Maplandia.com
- (in Polish) Liksna in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (1892)