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2 Demographics of Balvi  





3 Notable people  





4 References  














Balvi






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Coordinates: 57°8N 27°15E / 57.133°N 27.250°E / 57.133; 27.250
 

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Balvi
Latgalian: Bolvi
Town
Bērzpils street in Balvi
Bērzpils street in Balvi
Flag of Balvi
Coat of arms of Balvi
Balvi is located in Latvia
Balvi

Balvi

Location in Latvia

Coordinates: 57°8′N 27°15′E / 57.133°N 27.250°E / 57.133; 27.250
Country Latvia
MunicipalityBalvi Municipality
Town rights1928
Area
 • Total5.07 km2 (1.96 sq mi)
 • Land5.01 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
 • Water0.06 km2 (0.02 sq mi)
Elevation
113 m (371 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total5,584
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
LV-4501
Calling code+371 645
Number of municipal council members15
Websitewww.balvi.lv

Balvi (pronunciation, Latgalian: Bolvi) is a town in the Balvi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It was the administrative seat of the district of the same name since 1949; prior to the occupation of Latvia, it was part of Abrene County. The name derives from the stream Bolupīte and the adjacent lake.

History

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The first mention of Balvi dates back to 1224. A small wooden church and manor were constructed on the estate of a Polish noblewoman Konstancija Hilsena at the site ca. 1765. When Latgale came under Russian rule in 1772, the estate was granted to the Yelagin family [ru]byCatherine II. In 1806, it was passed to the Horozhinsky family, and in 1876, the estate was purchased by the Baltic German Transehe-Roseneck family. The village was separated from the estate in 1915, and Balvi received town rights in 1928, ten years after Latvia proclaimed its independence.

Most of the town's Jews (around 21% of the population) perished in the Stahlecker phase of the Holocaust in August 1941. The retreating Germans set fire to Balvi in July 1944, and the town was rebuilt according to Soviet plans from 1945. Balvi was a center of the Singing Revolution and is vital to Latgalian culture today.[citation needed] The town library in particular is the focus of many cultural events.

Demographics of Balvi

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Demographics in Balvi
Latvians

75.26%
Russians

23.27%
Belarusians

1.16%
Ukrainians

1.7%
Poles

1.4%
Roma

0.4%
Germans

0.31%
Others

3.48%

Notable people

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References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  • ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balvi&oldid=1214838821"

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