Lociki (or Lotsiki) ( lv, Lociki (Lāči); russian: Лоцики) is a settlement in

Naujene Parish Naujene Parish ( lv, Naujenes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Augšdaugava Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. Towns, villages and settlements of Naujene Parish * Lociki * Slutiški See also * Dinaburga Castle Dinaburg ...

Augšdaugava Municipality Augšdaugava Municipality ( lv, Augšdaugavas novads, "upper Daugava municipality") is one of the 35 municipalities established in Latvia in 2021. It surrounds the independent city of Daugavpils and its municipal headquarters are located there. It ...

, 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 ...

. It is located 12 km northeast 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 ...

. Lociki originated with a few houses round a small military air base, which today is being redeveloped as

Daugavpils International Airport The Daugavpils International Airport ( lv, Daugavpils Starptautiskā Lidosta) is located 12 km northeast of Daugavpils in the village of Lociki, Naujene Parish, Augšdaugava Municipality, in the Latgale region of Latvia. All of the airport' ...

. As of 2005, the village has a population of 1,321. Lociki is home to the Naujene Local History Museum (''Naujenes novadpētniecības muzejs'') also known as the Folk Museum "Naujene". The museum, opened in 1996, exhibits the national heritage of Naujene paris

The future of Lociki is based on the building of

. This will lead to the further development of activities based on servicing the airport and its customers and will also attract investments to the Lociki area.

Sources

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Naujene Parish official website
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External links

Lociki Map

References

Towns and villages in Latvia Augšdaugava Municipality Latgale {{latgale-geo-stub