Krāslava (; ltg, Kruoslova, german: Kreslau, be, Краслаўка, pl, Krasław, russian: Краслава, Креславль) is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

and the administrative centre of

Krāslava Municipality Krāslava Municipality ( lv, Krāslavas novads, ltg, Kruoslovys nūvods) is a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2001 by merging Krāslava Parish and Krāslava town. In 2009 it absorbed Auleja Parish, Indra Parish, ...

, in the

Latgale Latgale ( ltg, Latgola; ; ger, Lettgallen; be, Латгалія, Łathalija; pl, Łatgalia; la, Lettgallia), also known as Latgalia is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. It is the easternmost region and is north of the Daugava River. While m ...

region of

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

. The town lies on the

Daugava , be, Заходняя Дзвіна (), liv, Vēna, et, Väina, german: Düna , image = Fluss-lv-Düna.png , image_caption = The drainage basin of the Daugava , source1_location = Valdai Hills, Russia , mouth_location = Gulf of Riga, Baltic Se ...

, upstream and to the east of the city of

Daugavpils Daugavpils (; russian: Двинск; ltg, Daugpiļs ; german: Dünaburg, ; pl, Dyneburg; see other names) is a state city in south-eastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. The parts of the c ...

History

* Krāslava was an important hillfort on the waterway from the Varangians to the Byzantine Empire since early Middle Ages, part of the orthodox

Principality of Jersika The principality of Jersika ( la, 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 th ...

in the 13th century. * In 1558 was mentioned for the first time in written sources of Livonian Order as ''Kreslau'' (in German). * In 1676 the church was built by

Jesuit Order , image = Ihs-logo.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = ChristogramOfficial seal of the Jesuits , abbreviation = SJ , nickname = Jesuits , formation = , founders = ...

and Krāslava became the most northern located center of the Jesuit movement on the border with the areas dominated by Protestant and Orthodox churches. * In 1729 Count Ludvig Plater bought Krāslava. For nearly two centuries the Plater family determined Kraslava economical and cultural life. * Craftmen from

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and

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in co-operation with local people organized the production of carpets, velvet, silk and cotton material, weapons, jewellery and other goods. The goods were in demand at the four Kraslava fairs and also exported to

Courland Courland (; lv, Kurzeme; liv, Kurāmō; German and Scandinavian languages: ''Kurland''; la, Curonia/; russian: Курляндия; Estonian: ''Kuramaa''; lt, Kuršas; pl, Kurlandia) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. ...

, Poland and Germany. * Between 1757 and 1842 Krāslava was home for a Roman Catholic seminary, one of the first educational institutions in

region.

Prominent residents

* writer

Kazimierz Bujnicki Kazimierz Bujnicki (30 November 1788 in Krasław (nowadays Krāslava) – 14 July 1878 in Dagda, Latvia) was a Polish writer. Kazimierz Bujnicki was son of Andrzej, a podkomorzy of Vitebsk (''podkomorzy witebski''), and his wife Anna. He was bo ...

* Sculptor

Naoum Aronson Naoum Aronson (1872–1943) was a sculptor who lived for most of his life in Paris. He is known principally for his busts of important leaders, including Ludwig van Beethoven, Louis Pasteur, Leo Tolstoy, Grigori Rasputin, and Vladimir Lenin. ...

(1872-1943) * Signatorie to the

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Donatas Malinauskas Donatas Malinauskas (; 1877 in Krāslava, Latvia – November 30, 1942 in Altai Krai, Russia) was a Lithuanian politician and diplomat, and one of twenty signatories to the Act of Independence of Lithuania. Malinauskas was born to a Lithuania ...

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Nikolai Lossky Nikolay Onufriyevich Lossky. (; – 24 January 1965), also known as N. O. Lossky, was a Russian philosopher, representative of Russian idealism, intuitionist epistemology, personalism, libertarianism, ethics and axiology (value theory). He gave ...

* Writer and philosopher

Konstantin Raudive The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the Latin name ''Constantinus'' (Constantine) in some European languages, such as Russian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great. ...

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Konstantin Budkevich Konstanty Romuald Budkiewicz (, lv, Konstantīns Romualds Budkēvičs, russian: Константин Ромуальд Будкевич; June 19, 1867, – March 31, 1923) was a Roman Catholic priest executed by the OGPU for organizing non ...

–

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priest executed in the Lubyanka Prison on Easter Sunday 1923. *

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Ineta Radēviča Ineta Radēviča (born 13 July 1981 in Krāslava, Soviet Union) is a retired Latvian athlete, competing in the long jump and triple jump. Radēviča won the bronze medal in the 2003 European U-23 championship. She has also won two NCAA champio ...

Valentīna Gotovska Valentīna Gotovska (born 3 September 1965 in Krāslava) is a retired Latvian long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff p ...

Basketball player Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

Jānis Timma Jānis Timma (born 2 July 1992) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Grises de Humacao of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He also represents the senior Latvian national team. At a height of , he plays mainly at t ...

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and

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Katrina Krumpane * Siarhiej Sacharaŭ (1880-1954), Belarusian folklorist, ethnographer, pedagogue. * Mocieĺ Blinčykaŭ (1896-1935), leader of the revolutionary movement in

Western Belarus Western Belorussia or Western Belarus ( be, Заходняя Беларусь, translit=Zachodniaja Bielaruś; pl, Zachodnia Białoruś; russian: Западная Белоруссия, translit=Zapadnaya Belorussiya) is a historical region of mod ...

Gallery

File:Krasłaŭ, Dźvina. Краслаў, Дзьвіна (N. Orda, 1875-76).jpg, Panorama of Krāslava in 1875-1876 File:Krasłaŭskaja ratuša. Краслаўская ратуша (N. Orda, 1875-76).jpg, Krāslava Town Hall in 1875-1876 File:Brivibas iela in Kraslava.jpg, Brivibas Street in Krāslava, 1898 File:Krasłaŭ, Rynak. Краслаў, Рынак (1918).jpg, Krāslava Market Square in 1918 File:Kreslau.jpg, Krāslava Palace (under restoration) File:Krāslavas katoļu baznīca.jpg, Krāslava Catholic Church File:Kraslava.jpg

References

External links

*
Krāslava Municipality website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kraslava Towns in Latvia 1923 establishments in Latvia Krāslava Municipality Dvinsky Uyezd

History

Prominent residents

Gallery

See also

References

External links