Lubāna
Lubāna (; ) is a town situated in Madona Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, situated by the Aiviekste river. It acquired a town status in 1992, and the current population is 1,453. Lubāna has a Lutheran church (built 1868-1872, succeeded wooden churches built in 1648 and 1788) and a Catholic church, 1 nursery school and 1 secondary school. History The first mention of the name Lubāna () comes from the which was mentioned not later than the year 1455. After its destruction in 1577 during the Livonian War, ruins remained, and by the 18th century the Lubāna Manor had been established nearby, around which the future town grew as a part of the Lubāna Kirchspiel (church parish). The owners of the manor include Heinrich von Kronstern, the and Baltic German nobility families. After the Latvian War of Independence, the manor was redistributed during the Latvian Land Reform of 1920 and the manor palace became the Lubāna Gymnasium (now - Lubāna Primary School). I ...
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