Preiļi Explained

Preiļi
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Latvia
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Preiļi Municipality
Established Title:Town rights
Established Date:1928
Pushpin Map:Latvia
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Latvia
Coordinates:56.3°N 69°W
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Ārijs Vucāns
Blank Name Sec1:Number of city council members
Blank Info Sec1:11
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:LV-5301
Area Code Type:Calling code
Area Code:+371 653
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Website:http://www.preili.lv/

Preiļi (; German: Prely; Russian: Прейли, previously also Прели) is a town in Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is also the administrative center of Preiļi Municipality.

History

Preiļi is one of the oldest settlements in Latvia.[1] It was first mentioned in written sources in 1250. The Borch family manor was erected in 1836.

By 1897 Preiļi had a population of 2104. Preiļi has had city rights since 1928. By 1935 there were 1662 people living in Preiļi of whom 50.97% were Jews. After World War II there were less than 1000 people living in Preiļi. During the Soviet era many workers from Russia and Belarus started working in Preiļi and the population reached a peak of 9421 in 1989.

Notable people

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia.

Preiļi is twinned with:[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Preiļu novads : Vēsture . 2007-09-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517051732/http://www.preili.lv/page.php?id=612 . 2008-05-17 . dead.
  2. Web site: Starptautiskā sadarbība. preili.lv. Preiļi. lv. 2019-09-01.