cathedral
Aglona Basilica
Twin-towered white baroque basilica in eastern Latvia, the country's main Catholic pilgrimage site, with a large open forecourt and parking.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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Rēzekne
Rēzekne, Latvia · Europe
About Rēzekne
Rēzekne sits on the route: 25 minutes from Ludza, 47km from Aglona Basilica.
Rēzekne is in Latvia, with about 26,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ludza, about 24 km away.
Rēzekne (Latvian: [ˈrɛːzekne] , Latgalian: Rēzne pronounced [rʲæːzʲnʲæ] or Rēzekne pronounced [ˈrʲæːzʲækʲnʲæ], Russian: Резекне) 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 sevenRead more
hills, Rēzekne is situated 242 kilometres (150 miles) east of Riga, and 63 kilometres (39 miles) west of the Latvian-Russian border, at the intersection of the Moscow – Ventspils railway and Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railways. It is the 7th largest city in Latvia. Rēzekne also serves as the location of the extraterritorial administrative centre of Rēzekne Municipality.
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Within an hour or so of Rēzekne: Aglona Basilica (47 km).
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Rēzekne is in Rēzekne, Latvia, about 24 km from Ludza.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 26,429
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Latvia
- Region
- Rēzekne
- Timezone
- Europe/Riga
- Coordinates
- 56.5103, 27.3400
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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