Maļinova Explained

Official Name:Maļinova
Settlement Type:Medium-size village
Pushpin Map:Latvia
Pushpin Mapsize1:125
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Latvia
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Augšdaugava Municipality
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Maļinova Parish
Population As Of:2009
Population Total:479
Coordinates:55.99°N 26.6908°W
Elevation M:125
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:LV-5459

Maļinova (historically and locally[1] known as Maļinovka) is a mid-size village in Maļinova Parish, Augšdaugava Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is a parish centre. It is located 19 km northeast of Daugavpils at the A13 national road/European route E262.

The inhabited locality grew up out of the former Malinovka village after World War II as a centre of a selsoviet and the Znamya Oktyabrya kolkhoz.[2]

Today Maļinova is the home of the parish administration, a house of culture, library, feldsher station and the Elijah the Prophet Orthodox church, which is a rebuilt priest's house.[3] A bell tower was built here, as a result of donations, and in 2008, three new bells were bought.[4]

The first church in Malinova was built in 1836, but was burned down during the second world war, and in its place was built a Culture house, which was burned down in 2010.[5] A new Orthodox church is being built on this same sit.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.vvk.lv/print.php?id=652&PHPSESSID=8e73794c7e2d76b1a6563ed11a2023e4 On the names of parishes and municipalities in view of the regional reform
  2. Latvijas pagasti. Enciklopēdija. A/S Preses nams, Rīga, 2001-2002
  3. Web site: St. Ilija Orthodox Church in Malinova . 2024-05-27 . VISITDAUGAVPILS.LV . en-US.
  4. Web site: St. Ilija Orthodox Church in Malinova . 2024-05-27 . VISITDAUGAVPILS.LV . en-US.
  5. Web site: St. Ilija Orthodox Church in Malinova . 2024-05-27 . VISITDAUGAVPILS.LV . en-US.
  6. Web site: St. Ilija Orthodox Church in Malinova . 2024-05-27 . VISITDAUGAVPILS.LV . en-US.