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Preiļi (pronunciation (help·info); German: Prely; Russian: Прейли, previously also Прели) is a town in Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is also the administrative center of Preiļi Municipality.

Preiļi
Town
Daugavpils street in Preiļi
Coat of arms
Preiļi
Location in Latvia
Coordinates: 56°18′N 26°43′E
Country Latvia
DistrictPreiļi Municipality
Town rights1928
Government
 • MayorĀrijs Vucāns
Area
[1]
 • Total5.24 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
 • Land5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
 • Water0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total6,161
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
LV-5301
Calling code+371 653
Number of city council members11
Websitehttp://www.preili.lv/

History


Preiļi is one of the oldest settlements in Latvia.[3] It was first mentioned in written sources in 1250. The Borch family manor was erected in 1836.

By 1897 Preiļi had a population of 2104. Preiļi has had city rights since 1928. By 1935 there were 1662 people living in Preiļi of whom 50.97% were Jews. After World War II there were less than 1000 people living in Preiļi. During the Soviet era many workers from Russia and Belarus started working in Preiļi and the population reached a peak of 9421 in 1989.

Mortuary of von Borch family in city park
Mortuary of von Borch family in city park
Ruins of Preiļi Palace
Ruins of Preiļi Palace

People


Demographics of Preiļi
Latvians
 
 54.4%
Russians
 
 39.6%
Poles
 
 1.9%
Belarusians
 
 1.5%
Roma
 
 1.2%

Twin towns — sister cities


See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia

Preiļi is twinned with:[4]


See also



References


  1. https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 25 February 2021.
  2. https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
  3. "Preiļu novads > Vēsture". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
  4. "Starptautiskā sadarbība". preili.lv (in Latvian). Preiļi. Retrieved 2019-09-01.



На других языках

- [en] Preiļi

[ru] Прейли

Пре́йли (ранее также Прели[5][6]; латыш.  Preiļi, латг. Preili) — город на юго-востоке Латвии, административный центр Прейльского края.


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