Feimaņi; (, ) is a village in

Latgale Latgale (; ; ; ; ; ; Belarusian Latin alphabet, Belarusian Latin: ''Łathalija''; ), also known as Latgalia or Latgallia, is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. It is the easternmost region of the country and lies north of the Daugava River. Wh ...

, in

Rēzekne Municipality Rēzekne Municipality () is a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by Merger (politics), merging Audriņi parish, Bērzgale parish, Čornaja parish, Dricāni parish, Feimaņi parish, Gaigalava parish, Griškāni par ...

. Feimaņi is the administrative centre of Feimaņi Parish. It is located 33 kilometers from the municipality centre

Rēzekne Rēzekne (, ''Rēzne'' or ''Rēzekne'' , ) is a state city in the Rēzekne River valley in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia. It is called ''The Heart of Latgale'' (Latvian ''Latgales sirds'', Latgalian ''Latgolys sirds''). Built on seven ...

and 229 kilometers away from the capital city of

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. The population as of 2020 was 298.

History

According to

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, the village of Feimaņi was first mentioned in 1558. Village was owned by the Korff family until 1715. In the period of

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, Korff family switched from

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and local wooden church was handed to them. In 1708,

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took the church back.

Geography

Feimaņi is located nearby the Feimaņi lake, on its eastern coast. The river

Feimanka The Feimanka (Polish: Fejmanka), a river (stream) in Latvia (Latgale, Preiļi Municipality), is the right tributary of the Dubna (Daugava), Dubna river. The long Feimanka flows from Feimaņu ezers, passes through the city of Riebiņi and avoi ...

flows from the lake. Village is 165 meters above the sea level and it is located in the western part of the Latgale Upland.

Transport

Roads

The

European route E262 European route E 262 is a road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Kaunas, Lithuania and ends in Ostrov, Pskov Oblast, Russia. Route *: Kaunas - Ukmergė - Zarasai *: Daugavpils - Rēzekne - Grebņeva *58K-306: ...

that connects

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and Ostrov passes nearby the village.

Railway

In 1860, Feimaņi became a part of the

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line. The Krāce Station in the village was opened in 1926.

References

{{Reflist Populated places in Rēzekne Municipality Villages in Latgale