Līksna (, , ) is a village in
Līksna Parish,
Augšdaugava Municipality in the
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 ...
region of
Latvia
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.
It is the birthplace of
Edward Ropp, a
Roman Catholic
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bishop in
Tiraspol
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,
Vilnius
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and
Mogilev
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. It was also the place Polish-Lithuanian hero, Countess
Emilia Plater, was raised in.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.comLiksnain the
Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland
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(1892)
Villages in Latgale
Populated places in Augšdaugava Municipality
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