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Daugavpils Latvia

by Vishal Kumar

Daugavpils Latvia, established in the 13th century is located in the south-eastern side of Riga. The city was initially under Lithuania and Poland and later on it was taken over…


Daugavpils Latvia, established in the 13th century is located in the south-eastern side of Riga. The city was initially under Lithuania and Poland and later on it was taken over by USSR and Latvia.

Daugavpils is a commercial city within Latvia and it has a railway joint as well. It is known to be one of the largest cities in Latvia, which is encircled by many small water bodies.

Daugavpils as a Cultural Hub of Latvia

Daugavpils city is not only a commercial center, but it also boasts of its cultural heritage, which comprises of heritage buildings, artistic galleries, historical repositories and museums. The technical university of Riga that has its branch in Daugavpils and the famous university of pedagogy produces innumerable amount of teachers and students every year. There are many theaters, cinema halls and institutions of culture and fine arts that provides the locals a great source of entertainment and even educates them culturally.

Sports and Games in Daugavpils

The people of Daugavpilos are lovers of sports and adventures and this is surely another form of entertainment for them as well as for travelers who come from other countries. In Daugavpils people are enthusiastic about different kinds of sports such as football, water- games and rope walks. The people of Daugavpils are quite urbanized and they are highly educated and posses a shrewd business mind.

Daugavpils is thus a great place to spend one’s vacation for it has a pleasant climate as well as beautiful places for sight-seeing.

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