Līksna
Leiksna | |
|---|---|
 Catholic church in Līksna | |
Līksna | |
| Coordinates: 55°59′15″N 26°24′07″E / 55.98750°N 26.40194°E / 55.98750; 26.40194 | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Municipality | Augšdaugava Municipality |
| Parish | Līksna Parish |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 248 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Līksna (Latgalian: Leiksna, German: Lixna, Polish: Liksna) is a village in Līksna Parish, Augšdaugava Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia.12
It is the birthplace of Edward Ropp, a Roman Catholic bishop in Tiraspol, Vilnius and Mogilev. It was also the place Polish-Lithuanian hero, Countess Emilia Plater, was raised in.
References
References
- "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Leiksna". Latgales Laiks (in Latgalian). Retrieved 2024-10-14.
External links
External links
- Satellite map at Maplandia.com
- (in Polish) Liksna in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (1892)