Ludza

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Ludza
 
City rights 1777
Location of Ludza within Latvia
Location 56°33′N, 27°43′E
Other names German: Ludsen; Estonian: Lutsi; Polish: Lucyn; Belarusian: Люцын; Russian: Лудза, earlier Люцин
Mayor Valentīna Lazovska
Number of city council members 11
District Ludza District
Population 10,247
Postal code LV-570(1-2)
Calling code +371 57
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Homepage of Ludza


Ludza (pronunciation ) is a city in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia. The population as of 2004 was 10,247.

Ludza, one of the oldest towns in Latvia, was first mentioned in Russian chronicles dating to 1173 or 1177. The Livonian Order built a stone fortress in 1399 atop an older Latgalian fortress and used Ludza as an eastern outpost in Livonia. Ludza received city rights in 1777 from Catherine II of Russia.

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