Līksna Explained

Official Name:Līksna
Pushpin Map:Latvia
Mapsize:200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Latvia
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Augšdaugava Municipality
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Līksna Parish
Population As Of:2009
Population Total:248
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:55.9875°N 26.4019°W
Pushpin Map1:Latvia Daugavpils municipality
Pushpin Mapsize1:125

Līksna (German: Lixna, Polish: Liksna) is a village in Līksna Parish, Augšdaugava Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia.[1]

It is the birthplace of Eduard von der Ropp, a Roman Catholic bishop in Tiraspol, Vilnius and Mahiliou. It was also the place Polish-Lithuanian hero, Countess Emilia Plater, was raised in.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NGA GeoName Database . . 2008-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080608190852/http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp . 2008-06-08 . dead .